48 h. ago Kemi Badenoch calls for Windfall Tax on North Sea oil and gas to be scrapped as she tries to counter Reform surge in Scotland

Kemi Badenoch vowed to 'stand up' for the Scottish oil and gas industry - saying it might not exist in a few years unless the levy is removed.

Politics

3 d. ago SNP 'overlooking Scottish industry' as historic bus manufacturer threatens move to England

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said the English city had invested more in Scottish-built buses than the SNP Government.

Events

3 d. ago Historic Scots bus manufacturer announces plans to close factories with 400 jobs at risk

Alexander Dennis plans to shutter its factories in Camelon and Larbert with production centralised in England.

Events

8 d. ago Cruise Scotland warns government against ‘damaging’ levy proposal

Scottish cruise industry organisation warns government that a levy could dwindle its £130m annual revenue

Events

2 w. ago How the word ‘womyn’ dragged the National Spelling Bee into the US culture wars

In an age of division where authoritarianism is seeping into every corner of American discourse, the Spelling Bee offers up a reminder of what America should truly beWe’re living through turbulent times, to say the least. Authoritarianism and fascism threaten the United States. The conspiracy thinking, paranoia and manufactured outrage so characteristic of QAnon and the big lie about the 2020 election have colonized our political discourse like a fungus. Even the National Spelling Bee, a cultural institution which will be celebrating its centennial this year and which is generally exempted from the far right’s paranoid vitriol, hasn’t been immune. Earlier this year, a foofaraw erupted when right-wing outlets reported on the acceptance of “womyn” as an alternate spelling of “women” in the regional-level wordlist which the National Spelling Bee issues each year.The reason “womyn” was included in the wordlist wasn’t some shadowy feminist plot by the Bee’s organizers. The competition si...

Events

3 w. ago Celebrating the best of the Scottish events industry at the Scottish Event Awards 2025

The Scottish Event Awards, Scotland's celebration of event industry excellence, took place on Thursday 24 April, with winners including the Scottish Event Campus, University of Aberdeen, and the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024.

Events