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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…

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…

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…

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