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New bonds issued to support delivery of affordable homes in Scotland  • Aldi Scotland doubles pork range in support of Scottish pork  • New legislation on tips, and minimum pricing in Scotland  • Scotland University offers online Mastercard scholarships for sub-saharan African students • New bonds issued to support delivery of affordable homes in Scotland As part of Scotland's charitable bond programme, the Scottish Government has provided funding to issue two new bonds via finance intermediary Allia to ... View article... Aldi Scotland doubles pork range in support of Scottish pork  Buy Scottish. It was also recognised in NFU Scotland's latest Shelfwatch report, which ranked Aldi Scotland number one for the second consecutive ... View article... New legislation on tips, and minimum pricing in Scotland  In Scotland , minimum pricing has risen from 50p to 65p per unit as the government there maintains...

Stonewall study shows hate crime still prevalent in Scotland  - Dan Aldridge, Policy Manager at Stonewall Scotland, tells KaleidoScot how hate crime is still a problem in Scotland and what Stonewall Scotland, in partnership with other organisations, are doing to combat it. In Scotland we often pride ourselves as being a nation built on the principles of tolerance and fairness. Unfortunately Stonewall Scotland research highlights that the lived experience of many LGBT people in Scotland is a very different story.

This is Scotland's WORST ever team, blasts Thomas ahead of showdown with ... Former Wales winger Mickey Thomas has upset Scotland ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier by describing Scotland's team as 'the worst they have ever had'. Thomas told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound: 'This Scotland team is the worst they have ever ...

How can anyone vote for Tories who will block our right to decide Scotland's future? - A TORY revival in Scotland is being predicted. The local council election results and recent opinion polls suggest that June 8 will see a reversal of the fortunes of Scottish Tories at Westminster and confirm the progress made by their leader, Ruth Davidson. The significance of this is that it provides a stark reminder of the troubled and turbulent politics of our time and the prospects of a very uncertain future for Scotland and Britain. History shows the Conservative party in Scotland achieving the highest ever share of the popular vote by any political party, 50.1 per cent, in 1955. Their darkest Westminster hour was in 1997 when they were wiped out in Scotland as Labour stormed to victory under Tony Blair. 

5 reasons why the Scotland Bill is important for Scotland  - The Scotland Bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation that will be taken ... Devolution of a substantial share of Scotland's welfare system.

French, Polish, Catalan, and Spanish MEPs speak out on Scotland's place in Europe - The debate, which overwhelmingly passed a motion including recognition of Scotland’s vote to remain in the European Union, was the latest example of growing awareness of Scotland’s constitutional status among continental leaders. Whereas in the 2014 independence debate European politicians were careful to avoid intruding into the question of Scotland’s future, the Brexit issue has raised the prospect of an independent Scotland seeking its own terms with European partners in the near future. 

Scotland looks to Norway alcohol policy : Scotland looks to Norway alcohol policy. The amount of alcohol drunk in Scotland compared to England and Wales is the highest in 17 years. In an effort to combat the problem, Scotland is now considering the Norwegian model, reports say. ... The Foreigner

Scotland's Railway has launched a new charity partnership with Age Scotland , after staff across ScotRail and Network Rail Scotland selected it to ... View article...

If Scotland gains its independence, adopting euro may present problems  - lternatively will Scotland offer a referendum on Scotland's links with the EU? If Scotland is negotiating at the same time the terms for its admission as ...

Spectator podcast special: Scotland's shock poll  - Would you bet on Scotland staying in the union? ... Or illegal immigrant living and working in Scotland , or child of same born in Scotland . Or me with ...

It is now clear there is no good Brexit deal to be had for Scotland - WHEN will Ruth Davidson and David Mundell apologise for repeatedly misleading Parliament and the people of Scotland by saying the SNP was scaremongering when all the time they knew the UK Treasury Brexit analysis predicted an even poorer economic outlook for Scotland ? With Scotland's  ...

Independent Scotland faces nuclear arms ban - Scotland on Sunday ... : THE UK Government has confirmed that Scotland would be banned from having nuclear weapons after independence under non-proliferation treaty rules. Nederlands | Deutsch | Ceština - Balkans | Nordic | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Warning over high levels of child poverty : Scottish members of the Campaign to End Child Poverty include Action for Children Scotland, Barnardo's Scotland, the Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland , Children 1st, the Church of Scotland, One Parent Families Scotland, Poverty Alliance and Save ...

Scotland votes 'No': The changes to tax and benefits in Scotland  -  Scotland has voted to remain part of the United Kingdom, but Scots can still expect significant changes in the taxes they will pay, and the welfare  ...

Independent Scotland would guard powers : AN independent Scotland would never vote to give over its powers to Westminster, First Minister Alex Salmond said today in his New Year's message. AN independent Scotland would never vote to give over its powers to Westminster, First Minister Alex ... Herald Scotland

Best decisions for Scotland are made in Scotland Bills for the new Scottish Welfare Fund, new tax collection body Revenue Scotland and community empowerment will sit alongside a number of other pieces of  ...

The Tories have let down rural Scotland - In Westminster, as in Holyrood, the Tories have shown that they will hold the party line whatever the cost to Scotland . Here are just some of the ways the Tories ... Scotland didn't vote for Brexit but if the UK is to leave Europe, we want the best deal for Scotland . So far it looks like the UK government will ...

Catalan leader hopes for 'support' from Scotland - Torra is visiting Scotland and also met Clara Ponsati, a former Catalan minister ... When Scotland held its independence referendum in 2014 in which the ... be preparing to renew pro-EU Scotland's independence bid as Brexit looms ...

Scotland : Four futures for an independent Scotland  - Take tiny Estonia, with a population one-quarter the size of Scotland's . It is the poster child for newly independent states. Estonia's government took ...

This is the truth about how Thatcher devastated Scotland - This is the truth about how Thatcher devastated Scotland ... It is a matter of historical fact that she changed Scotland utterly, and it is long enough .... should learn from Thatcher's mistake and not make Brexit horrendous for Scotland , ...