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Trump to miss out on Scottish council rates cut
A Scottish council is designing a £3 million rates relief scheme to try and avoid giving money to Donald Trump and other big businesses.
New campaign to scrap Scotland’s private finance schemes
The Scottish Government is coming under pressure to find a new way to finance infrastructure investment as concerns rise over the cost of private finance schemes.
Old Firm clashes: how much do they really cost to police?
Ahead of the next Old Firm clash there are renewed calls for football clubs to pay for the true cost of policing their matches.
Revealed: the £932m cost of private finance projects
Private finance schemes are to be investigated by public spending watchdogs after they punched a £932m hole in the Scottish Government’s budget.
Council accused of ‘squandering’ public assets after pool sale
Officials have been criticised over 'hollow' pledges to keep former pool site as a leisure facility for Leith.
‘Hypocritical’ Scottish universities slammed for unethical investments
Despite pledging to invest ethically, Scottish universities still have shares worth millions in arms, fossil fuels and tobacco companies.
Economic figures ‘manipulated’ to fit government narrative
Vital information on the health of the economy is “arbitrarily” altered to avoid awkward questions, claims former ONS worker.
Co-operative Bank closes human rights group’s account
A pro-Palestinian organisation that opposes human rights violations in the Occupied Territories has been told by the Co-operative Bank that its account is to be closed.
Fracking could cut house prices 10%, say experts
Scottish property experts have predicted that fracking in the central belt could hit house prices by up to 10 per cent, according to a survey by The Ferret.