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View Article‘Extortionate’ public inquiry costs in Scotland face clampdown
A CRACKDOWN on the spiralling cost of public inquiries in Scotland is set to be launched by the Scottish Government, amid concerns they have become a “cash cow” for lawyers.It follows recent...
View ArticleYear’s ban for driver after couple died in crash in Aberdeenshire
A DRIVER was yesterday banned from the road for a year after the deaths of a “loving and caring” couple.Gary McCrohon crashed into another car while driving his Nissan Skyline on the A944 dual...
View ArticleLeader: Inquiries system needs to be overhauled
A CALL for a public inquiry is often the first refuge of the political scoundrel. It works like this: Something goes wrong for which the government of the day might be responsible.A politician, usually...
View ArticleGerry Hassan: Stop seeing separation in black and white
THE campaigns for and against independence are entrenched, high on hot air, low in substance and capable of irreversible harm, writes Gerry HassanThe times they are a changing all over the world, from...
View ArticleErikka Askeland: Total recall would be totally unwelcome
WHAT were you doing last Tuesday? If you are like me, the details are foggy. But then if I don’t go through my checklist before I leave the house each morning – keys, wallet, phone, fags, bus change,...
View ArticleDouble lift for office rental market
THE Edinburgh office market received a double boost as two major lets have been revealed in the capital.Flight search firm Skyscanner has signed a lease on new headquarters that will allow staff...
View ArticleStephen Jardine: Get back to the kitchen in 2012
Once upon a time, it was all about fast food. After generations of cooking from scratch, technology suddenly made eating quick and simple. In the home, the Pot Noodle came to symbolise the fast food...
View ArticleDram good show: A famous Scottish distillery
One of the Scottish distilleries that featured in Ken Loach’s new hit film The Angels’ Share has plenty to celebrate itself, discovers Brian FergusonIT became a centre of excellence for industrial and...
View ArticlePlunging exports push UK trade deficit to widest in seven years
The coalition’s hopes that the UK might crawl out of recession in the second quarter were dashed yesterday after official figures showed the trade deficit has widened to its highest level in almost...
View ArticleLegionnaires’ outbreak: compensation claim floodgates begin to open
FIVE people who caught Legionnaires’ disease have started legal action that could see them receive compensation for becoming infected.The news came the day after a second man in Edinburgh died of the...
View ArticleCupid’s arrow: Fresh acquisitions on the horizon
DATING website operator Cupid has further acquisition targets in its sights, chairman George Elliot told shareholders at yesterday’s annual general meeting.The Edinburgh-based firm is on course to hit...
View ArticleMind over mood
FOR a positive outlook, embrace the negative, writes Oliver BurkemanFor a civilisation so fixated on achieving happiness, we seem remarkably incompetent at the task. One of the best-known general...
View ArticleAlf Young: Are we converging on devo max?
IS THE gap between independence and fully-devolved fiscal autonomy within the UK shrinking, asks Alf YoungCould it be that all those voices from civic and business Scotland calling for a third choice...
View ArticleUnder-fire Trinity Mirror boss Bailey quits six months early
EMBATTLED Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey has stepped down immediately from the newspaper group after her departure was brought forward by six months.The publisher of the Daily Record and...
View ArticleCall for end to Scottish mountain wind farms
Scotland’s Munros and Corbetts must be protected from wind farms, according to the country’s leading mountaineering organisation.The Mountaineering Council of Scotland yesterday launched a “Manifesto...
View ArticleBusiness in brief: LME | Albemarle & Bond | Ryanair
THE London Metal Exchange (LME) looks set to be sold to the operator of Hong Kong’s stock exchange in a £1.4 billion deal that will bring closer ties to metal-hungry China.Hong Kong Exchanges and...
View ArticleAddiction to alcohol may be in your genes, scientists discover
SCIENTISTS believe they have discovered a gene which may cause a person to become an alcoholic.Researchers said the findings added weight to the argument that alcoholism is a disease, but said it would...
View ArticleEuro crisis will hit farmers’ EU payments
Fewer Scottish farmers will be taking their European support payments in euros this year, according to Jimmy McLean, head of agricultural services with the RBS Group, who said the prediction of only 10...
View ArticleGet set for ‘chaotic’ Greek exit from euro and more bailouts – Gordon Brown
THE prospect of a “chaotic” Greek eurozone exit is becoming more likely, regardless of the outcome of crucial elections in the country tomorrow, Gordon Brown claimed last night.The former prime...
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