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Guitarist and recording pioneer Les Paul dies, aged 94

13 Aug 2009

Les Paul, the jazz musician and inventor, has died, aged 94. In addition to his name featuring on the iconic guitar made by manufacturer Gibson, Les Paul was also credited with pioneering 'sound on sound' recording, where one sound is recorded of…

2009 Mercury Prize shortlist announced

Kasabian, The Horrors, Bat For Lashes and others. Plus Spotify playlist

21 Jul 2009

The shortlist for this year's Mercury Prize - the annual £20,000 award for the best album by British and Irish artists - was revealed this morning. The twelve albums nominated were announced by Lauren Laverne at The Hospital club in London's Convent…

Pixies to play Glasgow in August

2 Jul 2009

American alternative rock legends Pixies have announced a date at the SECC, Glasgow, on Sun 4 Aug. Since reforming in 2004 after an eleven-year split, the Boston quartet - Frank 'Black Francis' Black, Joey Santiago, David Lovering and Kim Deal - have…

Scottish Arts Council award for St Peter’s Seminary development proposal

14 May 2009

The List is delighted to report on NVA’s announcement that they will play a ‘major role’ in plans to save St Peter’s Seminary and Kilmahew Woodlands. The Glasgow based environmental charity will use the £45,600 award fund given to them by the Scottish…

Scottish news bulletin - 12th May 2009

12 May 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Recession: There are signs that the recession could be beginning to bottom out.

Scottish news bulletin - 11th May 2009

11 May 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Tighter Laws: Laws dealing with the failure of investment banks are to be…

Video: Jarvis Cocker installs himself in Paris gallery

8 May 2009

Jarvis Cocker has installed himself as an exhibition at the Galerie Chappe in Paris. The musician has been appearing between the hours of 12 noon and 7pm this week in the gallery. One highlight so far has been this video in which he dances with…

Outsider music festival cancelled

8 May 2009

The Outsider festival has been cancelled. The festival, which was due to be held in Rothiemurcus in the Cairngorms on the 27th and 28th June included Sharleen Spiteri, Teenage Fanclub and The Futureheads on the bill.

Edinburgh International Film Festival announces programme

6 May 2009

The Edinburgh International Film Festival was announced today. The programme Includes 135 features from 33 countries and includes 23 World Premieres. Highlights from the programme include opening film Away We Go from British director Sam Mendes on 17…

Scottish news bulletin: 24th April 2009

24 Apr 2009

Budget 2009: The Institute for Fiscal Studies in its analysis of this week’s Budget warned of ‘two parliaments of pain’ as taxes rose and public services were slashed up to 2018.

Scottish news bulletin: 23th April 2009

23 Apr 2009

UK Budget: There is widespread coverage of yesterday’s Budget announcement by Chancellor Alistair Darling.

Scottish news bulletin - 22nd April 2009

22 Apr 2009

Deflation: The cost of living in Britain has fallen into the negative territory for the first time in almost half a century. The Retail Price Index dropped to minus 0.4 percent in March, according to the Office of National Statistics

Scottish news bulletin - 21st April 2009

21 Apr 2009

Budget: In a speech to the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) the deputy Labour leader, Harriet Harman, appeared to distance herself from the Chancellor’s plans for spending cuts in Wednesday’s budget, arguing “you cannot cut your way out of…

Scottish news bulletin - 20th April 2009

20 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Education Education Spending: There is wide coverage of Reform Scotland’s latest bulletin…

Scottish news bulletin - 17th April 2009

17 Apr 2009

Tourism: Philip Riddle, the chief executive of VisitScotland, is urging the UK and Scottish governments to create a tourism investment bank to pump cash into the recession hit sector.

Scottish news bulletin: 16th April 2009

16 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Public Debt: It is expected that the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, is set to…

Scottish news bulletin: 15th April 2009

15 Apr 2009

Further banking fears: Calls for requirements that banks should hold larger reserves in case of future economic problems, as proposed by Lord Adair Turner of the FSA, have caused senior bankers to fear that the Royal Bank of Scotland would be forced…

Scottish news bulletin: 14th April 2009

14 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Unemployment: Traditional manufacturing areas are showing the highest increases in…

Scottish news bulletin: 10th April 2009

10 Apr 2009

Patient Power: Reform Scotland’s health paper ‘Patient Power’, which has been launched today, has received wide coverage in the press. Director of Reform Scotland, Geoff Mawdsley, comments in the papers.

Scottish news bulletin: 9th April 2009

9 Apr 2009

Alex Salmond comment: The First Minister, Alex Salmond, has stated during his current stay in China that while Scotland’s economy has been “badly shaken”, it still has “huge strengths” and the ability to rebuild growth and prosperity. One of the First…

Scottish news bulletin 8th April 2009

8 Apr 2009

RBS job cuts: The Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to cut nearly 1000 jobs in Scotland as part of a worldwide move to save £2.5billion. 4500 staff throughout the UK as a whole and 9000 globally are expected to be affected.

Scottish news bulletin: 7th April 2009

7 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Public finances: The UK Government will have to find an extra £39bn by 2016…

Scottish news bulletin 6th April 2009

6 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Economic Downturn: The Chancellor, Alastair Darling, is expected to use his April…

Scottish news bulletin 3rd April 2009

3 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy G20 Summit: Gordon Brown yesterday claimed that the process of ending the global…

Scottish news bulletin: 2nd April 2009

2 Apr 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Economy G20 Summit: World leaders meeting today will try to reach agreement on a plan to tackle the current economic crisis. French and German premiers are said to be taking a regulatory…

Setting the stage - Edinburgh International Festival

2 Apr 2009

EIF artistic director, Jonathan Mills, referred to the ‘menace and magic’ of this year’s festival programme, as he unveiled the highlights last week. In keeping with 2009’s Homecoming celebrations the Edinburgh International Festival launched works rich…

Briefs

2 Apr 2009

Glasgow’s Concert Halls has announced an International Classical Season from Oct 2009– May 2010. The programme will boast artists from all over the world, with four concerts at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, two mini-series of chamber ensemble…

Sharp Shooting

2 Apr 2009

Following its notable success last year, The List is pleased to see the return of the 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP), to Edinburgh’s Cameo cinema at the end of May. Filmmakers from across Scotland will be offered the opportunity to spend a weekend making…

We Like

2 Apr 2009

● Did anyone think CSI could recover from the loss of the mighty Grissom (William Petersen)? Well, the equally mercurial Laurence Fishburne has stepped into his sizeable shoes and with a few stumbles (dipping your tie in burnt corpse is not a good look…

Burns Discovery

2 Apr 2009

A rare book which belonged to Robert Burns has been discovered in Alloway. Museum Curator David Hopes and local volunteers were preparing over 2,000 books and 400 artefacts for preservation and restoration treatment when they came across a book which…

Nutini Dates Confirmed

2 Apr 2009

Local lad Paolo Nutini has announced a string of Scottish Dates in May, to showcase songs from his new album Sunny Side Up set for release on 1 Jun. The album has been written by Nutini and produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams). His new…

Alien Return - Alien Wars

2 Apr 2009

The Arches has announced an extension of their successful Alien Wars shows, which sees its run extended until Sun 30 Aug due to popular demand. The pop-cult show has already terrified 25,000 visitors since it opened its doors last year. A bit of pop…

A Golden Oldie Return - Duran Duran

2 Apr 2009

Okay, so they aren’t really golden oldies, they just make us feel like golden oldies when we singalong. Edinburgh Castle Concerts and Historic Scotland have announced that Duran Duran will perform at Edinburgh Castle on Thursday 16 July as part of the…

Outsider Line-Up Announced

2 Apr 2009

This year boasts the return of The Outsider (Sat 27–Sun 28 Jun) with Sharleen Spiteri headlining. Held at the Rothiemurcus Estate in Cairngorms National Park the festival comes complete with music, conversation, classic film, comedy and cabaret.

Scottish news bulletin: 1st April 2009

1 Apr 2009

G20 Summit: There is discussion of the plans which are to be announced by various world leaders on how the current economic crisis must be tackled. French and German leaders, Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, will stage a joint press conference later…

Scottish news bulletin: 31st March 2009

31 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy DBS: It has emerged that a consortium involving Scottish Friendly Assurance made…

Scottish news bulletin: 30th March 2009

30 Mar 2009

Dunfermline Building Society: The Chairman of Dunfermline Building Society (DBS) accused the Treasury of 'sacrificing' the Society by refusing to support a rescue package involving the Scottish Government and other building societies. DBS will now be…

Scottish news bulletin: 26th March 2009

26 Mar 2009

Fiscal Stimulus plan: Gordon Brown hinted yesterday that a fiscal stimulus would not feature in next month’s budget after he faced severe criticism yesterday for the move. Jobs losses: Banking giant HSBC yesterday announced that 1200 jobs are under…

Scottish news bulletin: 25th March 2009

25 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Economy Fiscal stimulus warning: Whilst appearing at the House of Commons Treasury Committee yesterday, Mervin King, governor of the Bank of England, warned against Gordon Brown’s fiscal…

Scottish news bulletin: 24th March 2009

24 Mar 2009

Treasury ministers are preparing to bail out the Dunfermline Building Society, which is in trouble, having reportedly run up losses in excess of £26 million. The Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy indicated that the UK Government would intervene with…

Scottish news bulletin: 20th March 2009

20 Mar 2009

Dunfermline Building Society: The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has been urged by both MPs and MSPs to intervene in order to secure the future of Scotland’s largest building society, Dunfermline. The calls follow the revelation that the building society…

Scottish news bulletin: 19th March 2009

19 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Building Societies: One of Scotland’s oldest building societies, the Dunfermline…

Scottish news bulletin: 18th March 2009

18 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Scotland’s future: Scotland’s economy continues to shrink and there will be further…

Scottish news bulletin: 17th March 2009

17 Mar 2009

RBS: Three big local authority pension funds, including Strathclyde Pension Fund, Scotland’s largest, are planning to sue RBS to try to reclaim some of the money they lost when the bank nearly collapsed last year. They allege that RBS failed to tell…

Scottish news bulletin: 16th March 2009

16 Mar 2009

Recession: Britain is showing signs of slipping into a thirties style recession where families find themselves pushed further and further into the red every month in a "debt deflation trap", according to the Bank of England.

Radiohead video remix and ECA triumph at BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards 2009

16 Mar 2009

Glasgow artist James Houston was awarded for his take on Radiohead’s Nude at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards tonight. Houston created an innovative remix of the Radiohead track using an old scanner, a dot matrix printer and other assorted vintage…

Scottish news bulletin: 13th March 2009

13 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Madoff: The Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed losses in the region of £600…

Scottish news bulletin: 12th March 2009

12 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Crime Prisoner’s compensation: The UK Government has signalled that it is prepared to make a…

Scottish news bulletin: 11th March 2009

11 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy The Great Recession: The global economy will be slammed into reverse later this…

Scottish news bulletin: 10th March 2009

10 Mar 2009

Lloyds Banking Group: Pressure was said to be growing last night on the two senior figures at Lloyds Banking Group, Eric Daniels and Sir Victor Blank, to resign as further evidence emerged that the takeover of HBOS had been a disaster.

Scottish news bulletin: 9th March 2009

9 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Living Wage: Scotland’s biggest local authority is set to raise the minimum wage…

Scottish news bulletin: 6th March 2009

6 Mar 2009

Interest Rate Cut: The Bank of England have cut interest rates to a record low of 0.5 per cent, the sixth consecutive cut in as many months.

Music Festivals - Field of dreams

5 Mar 2009

While there were no great surprises at this year’s T in the Park launch, the programme was still hailed a success with Lily Allen (pictured) and Franz Ferdinand added to the bill, already including headliners Blur, Kings of Leon and The Killers. Snow…

Scottish news bulletin: 5th March 2009

5 Mar 2009

Sir Fred Goodwin: Sir Fred Goodwin’s pension could be decreased under existing laws because he was ‘negligent’ in his business dealings, MPs have been told. Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat deputy leader said yesterday that a new law may not be needed…

News in brief

5 Mar 2009

Six short films have been made with a £250,000 Scottish Screen investment, to be shown at international festivals in 2009 and 2010. Scottish shorts have already enjoyed success with documentary Breadmakers which screened at Sundance 2007 and won the…

Visual Arts News - Picture perfect

5 Mar 2009

The List are pleased to report that Washington Garcia has launched a new contemporary art gallery space in Glasgow. The already successful gallery will base itself beside the Glasgow Sculpture Studios and SWG3/Studio Warehouse in the Eastvale district…

Side Dishes - Food News

5 Mar 2009

● The List has teamed up again with Taste of Edinburgh, the high-profile food festival at the end of May, to find out readers’ current favourite places to eat out. Vote online for your favourite restaurant in either Edinburgh or Glasgow and you’ll earn…

Further T in the Park 2009 tickets released

5 Mar 2009

T in the Park organisers will be releasing further tickets for the music festival. The tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning, Friday 6th March at 10am and will be on sale via Ticketmaster on 08444 999 990 and also online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Scottish news bulletin: 4th March 2009

4 Mar 2009

PFI criticism: Money which will be lent to PFI projects across the UK to ensure continued development of infrastructure will not reach Scotland warned Jim Murphy, the Scottish Secretary last night. He attributes this to the SNP’s unwillingness to adopt…

Scottish news bulletin: 3rd March 2009

3 Mar 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy HBOS: The former HBOS chief executive, Sir James Crosby, reportedly purchased an…

Scottish news bulletin: 2nd March 2009

2 Mar 2009

Unemployment: A further 320,000 jobs are set to be lost during the coming 3 months as companies respond to the recession. Business advisors BDO Stoy Hayward also said that companies are streamlining to cope with the downturn in the economy. (Herald page…

Scottish news bulletin: 27th February 2009

27 Feb 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Sir Fred Goodwin: Following yesterday’s anger at the news of his £690,000 a…

Scottish news bulletin: 26th February 2009

26 Feb 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Standard Life: Insurance giant Standard Life yesterday announced it would cut 195…

Scottish news bulletin: 25th February 2009

25 Feb 2009

Devolved financial powers: Scottish Labour and the Scottish National Party have both announced that they are in support of borrowing powers for Holyrood after Labour’s formal submission to the Calman Commission yesterday. It is now more likely that the…

Further additions to T in the Park 2009 line up

25 Feb 2009

The Streets, Florence and The Machine, Ladyhawke and Foals have been announced as further additions to the bill of T In The Park, which takes place on Fri 10, Sat 11 and Sun 12 July 2009 in Balado, with other headliners including Kings of Leon on…

Scottish news bulletin: 24th February 2009

24 Feb 2009

RBS: Shares in RBS rose yesterday after its chief executive proposed a radical restructuring of the bank which would see it split into a “good bank” and a “bad bank”. There was speculation that this could provide a model for other crisis-hit banks.

Scottish news bulletin: 23 February 2009

23 Feb 2009

RBS has announced that it will shed a fifth of its global business and return to its banking roots. This shake-up could result in up to 20,000 job losses, though insiders are hopeful that the Scottish workforce will be spared.

Scottish news bulletin: 20 February 2009

20 Feb 2009

National Debt: In the nine months leading up to January, public borrowing grew to a record £67.2bn. UK government statisticians have recalculated Britain’s national debt at £1.5 trillion following the part-privatisation of Royal Bank of Scotland and…

Scottish news bulletin: 19th February 2009

19 Feb 2009

Government and banks may not always have the answer; Peter MacMahon comments on the Treasury Select Committee of last week and the banking crisis.

Future of Scotland's Music Festivals

19 Feb 2009

The law of averages suggests that what goes up must come down. And so it seems that, while the Scottish music scene is generally enjoying rude health, some of its more innovative offshoots are heading for troubled times. This month brought news that…

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival and goNORTH

19 Feb 2009

The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is offering budding filmmakers the chance to have their work screened across the country. The winner will see their work up on the big screen in cinemas across Scotland this October, with entries…

News in brief

19 Feb 2009

Organisers at Glasgow’ s Celtic Connections have reported ‘an extremely successful’ year, with ticket sales reportedly on a par with 2008. Festival heads also announced that they had secured sponsorship for another year. The Greek Film Festival…

Side dishes - Food News

19 Feb 2009

Following in the footsteps of established ‘blind’ restaurants in Berlin, Paris and London, the Grill Room in Edinburgh’s Sheraton Hotel is now offering a quarterly Sensory Dining meal, with a full five-course meal plus accompanying wines served to…

Future of Creative Scotland

19 Feb 2009

The future of Creative Scotland remained in question again this fortnight, following Alex Salmond’s sacking of three of his ministers, including culture minister, Linda Fabiani. It was also announced that the SNP administration has binned its manifesto…

Come on support the gang!

19 Feb 2009

Art school band Come On Gang! will be part of the Scottish showcase at this year’s South by Southwest Festival. As part of a bid to raise some pennies to get there, the power punk trio are holding a fundraiser at the Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of…

Comedy Festival update

19 Feb 2009

Magner’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival has announced a second night for Gavin and Stacey’s Rob Brydon, rescheduled from Sat 14 to Wed 25 Mar. Ed Byrne has also added a second night of his show Different Class due to popular demand. Meanwhile…

Scottish Music Photograph of the Year

19 Feb 2009

Top Scots music blog The Pop Cop set themselves the task of finding the best music photography of 2008, and after months of scouring the web found a winner, this spectacular shot by John Lewis who caught Sam McTrusty from Twin Atlantic mid-flight. It’s…

Art Auction

19 Feb 2009

Works by some of Britain’s leading artists will be auctioned off at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow on Thu 19 Feb at 6.45pm with proceeds going to The National Autistic Society, Scotland. Art lovers can bid for over ten pieces. Artists who have donated…

Scotland’s next top model?

19 Feb 2009

It’s all going a bit Gok Wan this fortnight as Company magazine scours a Glasgow River Island store for young women to appear in their May issue. The Company Casting Call, for women of all shapes and sizes, will be held at the shop’s Argyle Street…

Scottish news bulletin: 18th February 2009

18 Feb 2009

Banking Bonuses: Chancellor, Alistair Darling, yesterday made a move towards a 90% cut in the bonuses of employees at the Royal Bank of Scotland announcing also that lesser-paid staff will be given a 10% pay-rise to make up for the shortfall in…

Scottish news bulletin: 17th February 20097

17 Feb 2009

Lloyds Banking Group/HBOS: Sir Peter Burt, the last chief executive of Bank of Scotland, has blamed “greed” for the over-expansion of the bank (Herald page 1). Analysts warned that Lloyds Banking Group could lose an additional £16bn. Moody’s Investor…

Scottish news bulletin: 16th February 2009

16 Feb 2009

Lloyds banking group and the Treasury will defy calls for the bank to be nationalised despite the collapse in its shares triggered by bigger than expected losses at HBOS.

Scottish news bulletin: 13th February 2009

13 Feb 2009

HBOS: The FSA insisted yesterday that an investigation into HBOS was underway long before Mr Moore raised concern that the bank was “going too fast”. Earlier this week former HBOS chief executive Sir James Crosby quit his position as deputy chairman of…

Scottish news bulletin: 12th February 2009

12 Feb 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Financial Services Authority/HBOS: Gordon Brown’s handling of the financial crisis…

Scottish news bulletin: 11th February 2009

11 Feb 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Treasury Select Committee: The four former banking chiefs of RBS and HBOS…

Scottish news bulletin: 10th February 2009

10 Feb 2009

Banking Sector: Four of the former bank heads of Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS will be asked today before the Treasury Select Committee to explain what went wrong to cause the demise of the two banks

Scottish news bulletin: 9th February 2009

9 Feb 2009

RBS Bonus Row: Alistair Darling is set to announce an independent review into Britain’s banking system amid concerns over lack of vigilance by directors and the prospect of huge bonuses for staff.

Scottish news bulletin: 6th January 2009

6 Feb 2009

Scottish Economic Crisis: Three of SNP’s largest backers have called for a meeting with the First Minister, Alex Salmond in order to voice their concerns over the continued economic downturn.

Scottish news bulletin: 5th February 2009

5 Feb 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy £250m for Small Businesses: The Royal Bank of Scotland said yesterday that…

Scottish news bulletin: 4th February 2009

4 Feb 2009

GDP: Britain’s economy is set to contract this year at its sharpest rate in 60 years and will only see an insipid recovery in 2010, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. GDP is poised to contract a further 2.7 percent this year.

Scottish news bulletin: 3rd February 2009

3 Feb 2009

Wildcat strikes: More than 1500 Scottish contract workers went on strike yesterday in protest against the use of foreign labour. Acas, the independent arbitration service, is due to report shortly about the contract deal which sparked the original…

Scottish news bulletin: 2nd February 2009

2 Feb 2009

Economic Crisis: Comments on the increasing economic crisis. (Gavin McCrone in the Scotsman, Bill Jamieson in Scotsman, Times page 43) Energy: The Scottish Government is laying the groundwork for economic recovery by investing in jobs in renewable green…

Scottish news bulletin: 30th January 2009

30 Jan 2009

Parent Power: There has been coverage in numerous newspapers on Reform Scotland’s latest report Parent Power, which examines how the principles of greater choice and competition might be applied to the Scottish education system to raise overall…

Scottish news bulletin: 29th January 2009

29 Jan 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Recession: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned the UK would suffer the…

Scottish news bulletin: 28th January 2009

28 Jan 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Shipbuilding Campaign: The Scottish Executive yesterday announced the launch of a…

Scottish news bulletin: 27th January 2009

27 Jan 2009

Economy. Job Losses: More than 69,000 job losses were announced yesterday as companies such as Pfizer, Caterpillar, ING and Philips, shed staff in the United States and Europe to try and ride out the global financial crisis. (Scotsman page 5, Herald…

Scottish news bulletin: 26th January 2009

26 Jan 2009

Governments economic plans: Gordon Browns plans to revive the economy by spending billions to build schools, hospitals and roads have been setback over lack of private finance and the crippling recession. Plans involving more than 100 schools and…

Scottish news bulletin: 23rd January 2009

23 Jan 2009

Economy. Recession: The United Kingdom is officially in a state of recession today, after figures showed that the economy contracted by 1.5% in the final three months of last year. Britain is in the grip of its sharpest recession for three decades…

Scottish news bulletin: 22nd January 2009

22 Jan 2009

All newspaper references refer to Scottish editions. Where there is a link to a newspaper’s website, the relevant page reference is blue and underlined. Economy Retirement: One in four workers has to abandon dreams of an early retirement…

Scottish news bulletin: 21st January 2009

21 Jan 2009

Banking enquiry: Labour and the Liberal Democrats support a proposal that would see the former bosses of HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) called to the Scottish Parliament as part of an enquiry into the banking crisis. Sir Fred Goodwin, formally of…