Scottish jobs could be at risk after Brexit, as research bodies could be set to lose vital funding
LEADING SCOTTISH research centres could be set to lose millions in funding after Brexit, as pharmaceutical companies decide whether to relocate out of the UK.
New survey shows a majority of Scottish business owners have no faith in Theresa May securing the best deal for Scotland
ONLY 8 PER CENT of Scottish business owners trust the UK Government to secure the best Brexit deal for Scotland, while 79 per cent would be in favour of a second EU referendum after the terms of Brexit are clear, a recent survey from the pro-independence think tank Business for Scotland (BFS) has revealed.
Motion of support for the “democratic will of the people of Catalonia” passed at SNP’s Autumn conference
THE SNP has further entrenched its support for the people of Catalonia in the aftermath of the embattled Catalan independence referendum with a topical resolution calling for international mediators to find an “agreed solution” to Catalonia’s standoff with the Spanish Government.
Macron faces problems of political polarisation, economic crisis and mass opposition to his policies
EMMANUEL MACRON has won the French Presidency, defeating his second round far right opponent Marine Le Pen by 66 to 34 per cent.
However, the country is slipping deeper into a crisis of economic decline and political polarisation, marked by mass street movements.
CommonSpace looks at the major obstacles now faced by Macron.
1. The French crisis
Jo Cox’s killer was only the latest in a long line of far right terrorists in the UK
NEO-NAZI TERRORISM is on the rise across Europe, a tendency underlined in the UK by the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox by white supremacist Thomas Mair in June.
Green MEP Ska Keller latest German politician to back Scotland in Europe
THE VICE PRESIDENT of the German Green group in the European parliament has become the latest high profile European politician to back Scotland remaining in the European Union.
Ska Keller MEP addressed the group’s sister party in Perth today [Saturday 22 October] and pledged support for the democratic right of Scotland to stay within the EU.
Kier Group among firms to apologise in 2015 for blacklisting trade unionist builders
THE FIRE-DAMAGED Glasgow School of Art (GSoA) is to be reconstructed by a firm involved in the blacklisting of workers.
Support for Scotland in Europe as Nicola Sturgeon offers negotiations
LEADING EUROPEAN POLITICIANS have expressed support for Scotland continuing within the European Union.
Influential figures from Poland, France, Germany and Belgium have spoken out in support of Scotland’s place in the union.
Mike Ashley finally appeared before MPs after being threatened with contempt of Parliament
THE BILLIONAIRE owner of retail chain Sports Direct Mike Ashley told MPs he could not be held entirely responsible for the poor working conditions in his Derbyhire warehouse, because the company had become too big to keep track of.
Finally making an appearance before the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee yesterday [8 June] after repeatedly refusing to do so, Ashley was grilled by MPs over the conditions for staff at Sports Direct’s Derbyshire warehouse.
Think tank warns “obsession” with national debt is threatening to “bring down” the economy
A LEADING Scottish economics thinktank has spoken out over fears that creating private and household debt through a slowing economy threatens a re-run of the 2008 economic crisis.
The comments come amid mounting evidence of dangerously high levels of private debt in the UK and global economies.
A decade ago, in the summer of 2007, the first signs of the weakness in the global economy emerged. One of the signs was growing household indebtedness.
