Soaring oil prices have led to petrol prices hitting record highs in the UK. Motorists must now shell out 140.20p for a litre of petrol. This is on the back of a slew of increases in fuel prices. Diesel was priced at 143.05p just last month. No respite awaits car owners across the country experts [...]
By Joseph Blythe NUS Scotland have welcomed Scottish Government plans to increase funding for universities by around £75million. However they have said that they are “concerned” at proposed cuts to college funding, and warned that the government should ensure the number of places available doesn’t fall. The plans, announced yesterday by Finance Secretary John Swinney, [...]
In today’s 3pm bulletin: The SNP is under fire over a freedom of information request that took 9 months to respond to. A 20-year-old man is in court today charged with the murder of a retired Edinburgh lecturer. Morningside Library will close for eight months for refurbishment. How will yesterday’s budget affect Scotland’s video-gaming [...]
By Celeste Carrigan Students in Glasgow today are gearing up for a mass walkout, in protest to increased tuition fees, Education cuts and to save the EMA. Coordinated walkouts are planned to commence from around 12pm today and there have been a number of confirmed Glasgow Universities, colleges and schools taking part. The walkouts will be led to the [...]
By David Walsh Teachers, parents and pupils angrily demonstrated in Edinburgh today, joining public sector workers from across Scotland to protest against proposed cuts in public services. The demonstration, organised by the Scottish Trade Union Council and the Educational Insitute of Scotland, attracted over 20,000 protesters from as far away as Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. [...]
NHS employees in Lanarkshire and Lothian are voicing concern over the limited budget put in place, influenced by the government’s words on the burden of the public sector. Ahead of the Conservative conference this week, workers are waiting with baited breath as senior Tory figures are outlining significant changes to the NHS in England as [...]
by Andrew Tweedie, Calum Liddle and Michael Behr. Scottish Government spending on PR increased by 10% during the recession, new information has revealed. The report was gained through a Freedom of Information request which showed that the government spending on PR was £704 086 during April 2008 - March 2009. This was an increase of £64 033 [...]
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