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Baillie and Doyle call for growth strategies in face of bad news on recession...
Jackie Baillie MSP – who represents Argyll’s Helensburgh and Lomond within her constituency – and Gemma Doyle MP (pictured together above), are calling for more action from the Scottish and UK...
View ArticleOsborne says deficit payback slower than expected as doubt falls on the...
UK Chancellor George Osborne told Andrew Marr on BBC One this morning that, while the government is making headway in paying down the country’s deficit – now down b y 25% - economic conditions will...
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£2 million to raise for Helensburgh Heroes’ signpost to the future
Holywood is contributing two ambassadors – a film actor and a film director. Holyrood has government ministers in a supporting role. The mobiliser of the project has a rock solid track record in IT,...
View ArticleScottish Water splashes on assisting young people to careers in water
Work prospects for young Scots are being boosted with Scottish Water launching a number of schemes to provide training and employment opportunities.The utility’s Modern Apprentice programme now has 77...
View ArticleAnswer to youth unemployment? A commission.
Youth unemployment is the greatest problem Scotland – and the entire UK – faces.The Scottish Government announced today [21st January] that Aberdeen’s former leading oil industry figure, Sir Ian Wood,...
View ArticleHelensburgh Heroes get funding for business case for academy project
Helensburgh Heroes, under Director Phil Worms, is, as we reported at the start of this year, spearheading a pioneering project to establish a digital skills academy in the town with a stellar history...
View ArticleScottish Government adds £6.3 million to support for Community Jobs Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced an investment of an additional £6.3 million into Community Jobs Scotland.This third sector programme will receive £5.75 million for 2013/14 to support up to 1,000...
View ArticlePrincipal of St Andrews University suggests paying for higher education...
This is an interesting issue and one with a long way to run.In yesterday’s edition of The Herald [1st April 2013], Professor Louise Richardson, Principal of one of Scotland’s top universities, St...
View ArticleRussell Bruce: Never mind Scottish jobs growth outpaces UK, our growth rate...
The first thing that struck me about the latest welcome figures in the growth of employment in Scotland was how that seemed to compare rather well with the recent disappointing figures for the US.In...
View ArticleNationhood: Talking about Education
Taking 2050 as the snapshot in time, as we decided to do in this project, lets all of us take the long view forward to a period where, independent or in the UK, much of the strategic thinking and the...
View ArticleCarnegie UK Trust’s TestTown initiative – to revitalise fading high streets
A major nationwide initiative launched yesterday, 5th March, to offer young people the opportunity to bring a new business idea to life, while simultaneously revitalising the UK’s flagging town...
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