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PROOF OF THE BACKLASH
The Caledonian Mercury The currency hasn’t played the part the ‘No’ campaign expected One could almost feel sorry for the ‘No’ campaign. They must have thought they’d played a blinder – part...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 21st February 2014
The Caledonian Mercury Children now have a right to a better life (Photo: Sergey Ivanov/Creative Commons) At last we are doing something for our children. Ashamed at leaving a quarter of them in...
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WEIR’S WEEK 21st February 2014
The Caledonian Mercury The late Sir Tom Finney in action (Pictures from his memorial site) Saturday And the football world mourns the passing of Sir Tom Finney, aged 91. The film footage played in...
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LETTER FROM GERMANY 24th February 2014
The Caledonian Mercury Bavarians, Prussians and the indy debate Germans have a positive image of Scotland – though largely based on whisky, football and scenery Up until a few months ago the usual...
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Good carers are born, not taught
The Caledonian Mercury Employers should cherish and reward their special skills By Tim Cocking Sometimes, more often than I have the right to expect, I see a carer in my employ connect with the older...
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Scottish independence: the referendum explained
The Caledonian Mercury By Murray Pittock, Glasgow University Scotland has always been a distinct nation but since the Act of Union in 1707, it has been a nation within a larger political entity: the...
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BANK BONUSES – THE CARROT THAT DOESN’T WORK
The Caledonian Mercury RBS – £550m in bonuses despite huge losses Why is it that banks are so convinced that the best way for them to succeed is to offer mega-bonuses to their senior staff? The Royal...
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EDINBURGH TRAMS – GETTING CLOSER
The Caledonian Mercury The first daytime trams in the City centre All pictures by Thomas Haywood Photography There are some in the City who thought that the trams might just be running in time for this...
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CONVERGE CHALLENGE 2014
The Caledonian Mercury The University of Aberdeen – winners last year The quest to add to the growing band of businesses formed through Scotland’s thriving academic entrepreneur community is underway,...
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Scottish defence after independence
The Caledonian Mercury By Simon J Smith, University of Bath The Scottish government’s commitment to a post-independence defence and security budget of £2.5 billion, “exceeds most of the earlier...
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SCOTLAND THE BRAND – THE NEED TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT!
The Caledonian Mercury Scotland – overburdened by iconography by Charlie Laidlaw Companies stand or fall on the authenticity of their brands, with brand value an integral element in corporate and...
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Speyside Whisky Festival Whisky Awards
The Caledonian Mercury The 2014 shortlist announced A mouthwatering competition has been set up in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival Whisky Awards, with eight of the region’s finest malts set to...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 28th February 2014
The Caledonian Mercury A chance to get away from it all? As I lay in my wind-battered tent last weekend, I must admit I did not think about how the events of this week would unfold…the clash of the...
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Self harm – the elephant in the room
The Caledonian Mercury by Matt Forde National Head of Service for NSPCC Scotland It’s a disturbing thought, and something we’re often reluctant to talk about it, but with self-harm among younger...
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Ukraine highlights a crisis in British foreign policy created by its retreat...
By Michael Emerson, The Centre for European Policy Studies Events in Ukraine mark not only the start of a momentous shift in the region, but serve to chart the disturbing erosion of Britain’s global...
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Age Criteria to Housing Allocations – Charities’ Warning
Young and vulnerable people could be discriminated against A proposal by the Scottish Government to let social landlords discriminate on the grounds of age when allocating social homes has been...
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International Women’s Day
‘What Women Want, What Women Need’ 380 women from throughout Scotland are expected to descend on the Scottish Parliament to celebrate International Women’s Day. The theme for this year’s event is...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 8th March 2014
Flags of Norway and Iceland I wondered why the Norwegian and the Icelandic flags were flying in the strong wind blowing off the Solway Firth. Was this an invasion from Alex Salmond’s “arc of...
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CRISIS FOR CHILDREN IN SYRIA
Syrian health system ‘broken’ Syria’s shattered health system is forcing health workers to engage in brutal medical practices and a series of epidemics have left millions of children exposed to a...
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SMALL BUSINESS – CONFIDENCE BOOST
Confidence highest since survey began The latest quarterly confidence report from the Federation of Small Businesses shows that small business confidence in Scotland has risen to match the UK average....
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