16+ hour, 1+ min ago   (447+ words) By contrast Scotland had a more positive experience with house prices up £3,471 (1.8 per cent) increasing from £191,884 to £195,355. June had the second highest average figure ever and, while it is not an enormous increase, it still seems as if there is…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (437+ words) Almost a third of businesses want ministers to cut their rates bills, with more firms concerned about survival amidst rising cost pressures. Almost seven out of 10 (69 per cent) Scottish businesses surveyed said they have faced increasing costs – including hikes in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (579+ words) Britain’s economy contracted last month for the first time in eight months amid signs that the Iran war is beginning to take its toll on some sectors. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) declined by…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1134+ words) Scotland excels at creating companies but scaling them is the harder task. As industrial strategy moves back to the centre of economic policy, leaders from across manufacturing, life sciences, finance and advisory space gathered to examine a persistent weakness. Participants…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (498+ words) Since Trump’s return to the White House, the US has pivoted its use of AI from safety diplomacy toward acceleration at scale. What the current administration sees as Biden-era overreach is being dismantled. Regulation is framed as a strategic liability…...