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ECONOMICS, politics, and all the word salad that goes with them can appear complex on occasion, even to seasoned participants. So, it makes...

BREXIT has worsened inflation in the UK and will be remembered as an “historic” economic mistake, an esteemed US economist has said ...

SCOTLAND’s economy grew by 0.4 per cent between January and March, outpacing UK economic growth of 0.1 per cent.

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THE “debilitating” effect of inflation will mean prices stay permanently high, with Scottish households expected to see on average a drop of...

No other newspaper, including the supposed bastions of the left like the Guardian, does anything like this. The Economist, FT or Bloomberg:...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed interest rate hikes being used to calm soaring inflation even if they increase the risk of pushing the UK...

THE Scottish Government will need to “reset” its spending plans against a forecast £1 billion black hole in its budget, the Finance Secretar...

A LEADING law professor has said that an independent Scotland would need its own currency and central bank ...

A LEADING law professor has said that an independent Scotland would need its own currency and central bank...

DESPITE a slight fall, food inflation currently stands at 17.2%, an eye-watering sum. The country has seen double-digit inflation generally...

INFLATION has eased to its lowest level since March last year, although remained higher than expected with “prices still soaring”.

THE increase in wealth of Scotland’s five richest families in the past year would be enough to fund a 10% pay rise for every public sector w...

SCOTLAND’S biggest cities have moved up a UK-wide league table, which charts a basket of broad economic measures...

A NEW partnership has been launched that will see empty homes in Argyll and Bute being brought back into use to help to tackle the shortage...

THE UK Government recently reported that it

SCOTLAND’S economy stands at a crossroads, confronted with a series of stark, intertwined crises. How the country responds to such challenge...

AS a university professor it is my job to think about education. I have been doing so more than normal in the last week. Partly that was bec...

ANDERS Holch Povlsen has been named the richest person in Scotland for the second year in a row, the Sunday Times Rich List 2023 has reveale...

SUPERMARKET giant Asda has been accused of threatening to “fire and rehire” thousands of workers in a dispute over pay...

THIS week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its latest report on the use of zero hours contracts in the UK economy.

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THE UK’s space regulator has said Scotland is “poised to be right at the heart of the UK’s future space ambitions”.

PROJECTS designed to stimulate economic activity, boost tourism and improve community assets in Scotland’s island communities are to receive...

SCOTLAND is the zero-hours contracts capital of the UK, as research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed a record high rat...