8 h. ago ‘Dozens’ of Scots manufacturing workers face redundancy as company confirms job losses

DOZENS of skilled workers at a Scots manufacturing firm are facing redundancy after the company confirmed a global restructuring. Up to 30 roles at Convergix Automation Solutions in Arbroath, Angus, are understood to be at risk after Christmas. Bosses say they’re “realigning” with market conditions and are considering redundancies at the Elliot Industrial Estate that...

Economics

5 d. ago Man Utd confirm new financial results in first quarter statement after job cuts

Manchester United have released their first quarter financial results, showing an operating profit of £13.3m compared to a £6.9m loss from the same period last year, as a result of reduced costs

Economics

1 week ago Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’

When his book Notes on Being a Man was released last month, it raced to the top of the bestseller lists. The US author, tech entrepreneur and podcaster explains his theories on dating, crying – and the rise of Donald TrumpIt takes balls to title your book Notes on Being a Man. And, superficially, Scott Galloway could easily be lumped in with a dozen other manosphere-friendly alpha-bros promising to teach young men how to find their inner wolf. He is, after all, a wealthy, healthy, white, heterosexual, shaven-headed, 61-year-old Californian who made his name and fortune as a successful investor and podcaster.But in reality, he is almost the opposite: liberal, left-leaning and surprisingly sensitive. The guy who advises his readers on “how to address the masculinity crisis, build mental strength and raise good sons” has been described as a “progressive Jordan Peterson”, or “Gordon Gekko with a social conscience”. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Tragic families fight for us all as dozens of Hillsborough cops set to escape punishment

Record View says all too often when things go wrong there is a desire to protect public bodies rather than get justice for those affected.

Events

2 w. ago Dozens of Bonfire Night police reports within Edinburgh firework control zones

Police recorded 62 different incidents

Events

2 w. ago National Timber Group: 169 jobs axed and six Scotland branches shut as firm goes into administration

Six company sites have closed with immediate redundancies after National Timber Group went into administration

Politics

3 w. ago MAFS UK star back at day job after string of clashes on E4 show

As the dust settles on the latest series of Married At First Sight UK, one star has confirmed they're back at work in the job they had before joining the E4 reality series

Politics