For years, short-term lets in Scotland operated in a kind of grey zone lightly regulated, rapidly expanding, and hugely profitable in the right locations and that era is over. Since the introduction of Scotland’s licensing scheme, many hosts now feel that getting approval is harder than ever.
For years, robotaxis lived in the realm of tech‑world myth—promised, hyped, delayed, and often dismissed. But something has shifted.
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What is next for the world? I think we may already know the answer — and it is deeply troubling. In this video, I argue that the conflict driven by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing the global economy towards a crisis on the scale of World War II.
The pace of deterioration in the labour market has eased but it is still in far weaker shape than it was on the eve of the last energy price shock in 2022. This could offer a silver lining by limiting the risk of high inflation and need for interest rate rises, the Resolution Foundation said (Tuesday 21 April 2026) in response to the latest ONS labour market statistics.
For decades, the U.S. Treasury market has been the calm centre of the global financial system which is the anchor around which everything else orbits.
The Group Litigation Order (GLO) Compensation Scheme will close to new applications on 31 July 2026, with a view to the scheme concluding on 31 December 2026. Redress scheme for group of postmasters who won Horizon court battle in 2019 to close in December.
For a while, it looked like the worst might be over. After months of steady decline, inflation in the UK had begun to ease, raising cautious optimism that the cost-of-living squeeze was finally loosening.
Oil prices don’t usually drift—they react and right now, they’re reacting to a world that feels like it’s balancing on a knife edge. This morning’s slight dip in oil prices might look like the start of a downward trend, but it’s more accurately a momentary exhale.
UK and France convene military planners to advance multinational mission to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. Over 30 nations expected to attend the conference at UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in North London.
As Scotland heads toward the 2026 Holyrood election, every major party is promising change but they are not offering the same kind of change. When you strip away slogans, each manifesto reveals a very different vision of Scotland’s future: one focused on independence, one on public service repair, one on tax cuts, and others on structural reform or climate transformation.
Inflation doesn’t start in supermarkets or on high streets. It starts earlier inside factories, supply contracts, and supply chains.
Wars are often judged by strategy, firepower, and leadership. But beneath all of that—largely unseen and rarely discussed is a second, quieter battle.
The changes apply to non-commercial movements of dogs, cats and ferrets. From Wednesday 22 April 2026 new EU rules have come into effect covering how GB residents can travel to the EU with their pets.
Billpayers set to benefit from a stronger energy regulator to ensure they are treated fairly. Energy regulator Ofgem reformed to introduce stronger protections for consumers.
Recent data has remained positive for the Scottish economy, but the outlook for future growth is being dampened by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute 22 April 2026. In its latest Quarterly Economic Commentary, the Institute has downgraded its 2026 growth forecast from 1.1 per cent (February 2026) to 0.9 per cent.
A familiar tension sits at the heart of many modern planning decisions: the clash between local opposition and national priorities. The proposed battery energy storage system near Spittal is a clear example of how that tension is resolved not in favour of unanimity, but in favour of policy.
The UK pension system is built on a false idea: that savings and financial assets can guarantee security in old age. In this video, I argue that pensions do not ultimately depend on money saved in the past, but on the productive capacity of those still at work in the present.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has looked carefully at the party manifestos. We make no comments on any of them but they do look closely at the range of policies.
Prof Steve Keen predicted the 2008 economic crash. Yes its an AI bust coming but it may affect many of us one way or another.