Healthcare debates are often framed as political arguments about public versus private provision. In reality, the underlying issue is more technical and more important: the stability of any healthcare system depends on how risk is shared across the population.
The Highlands are experiencing the biggest demographic shift since the oil boom. But unlike the 1970s, this wave isn’t driven by industry it’s driven by housing economics, remote work, lifestyle migration, and the collapse of affordability in the Central Belt and the south of England.
The rise of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) across Caithness is no longer a fringe issue. It is reshaping the local housing market in ways that most national policymakers never see and certainly never feel.
Today, almost anyone who flies a drone must maintain visual contact with it at all times, a practice known as visual line of sight. This requirement severely restricts how far craft can fly.
Compared to other parts of the world, the EU on the whole has been fairly reluctant to embrace digital economic innovation. The bloc has been suspicious of cryptocurrencies, and treated them as a potential threat to a financial system where stability is paramount.
As reports emerge that President Donald Trump may be prepared to compromise on some of America's original objectives in order to bring the conflict with Iran to an end, commentators are already asking whether the United States is backing down or simply recognising the limits of military power. Critics argue that Washington entered the conflict with ambitious goals: to curb Iran's military capabilities, force major concessions over its nuclear programme, and restore long-term stability in the region.
For decades, Highlands and Islands Enterprise was the economic backbone of the far north. It wasn’t perfect, but it was one of the few institutions that understood the basic truth of life in Caithness: distance costs money, and if the state doesn’t step in, the market won’t.
Caithness has reached a moment where the old assumptions about public investment no longer hold. For decades, the region could rely on a three‑pillar system: HIE to drive economic development, Scottish Enterprise and national programmes to support growth, and Highland Council to deliver the infrastructure that underpins daily life.
More than three-quarters of employees who consistently saved into a pension stop doing so when they move into self-employment. Currently, only around one-in-five self-employed workers save into a private pension, compared with around four-in-five employees.
Nearly half (45 per cent) of the children surveyed in a new report from researchers at LSE. The University of Oslo said age-based restrictions on social media would not make them feel any safer online.
The dramatic spike in oil and gas prices following the US-Israel war on Iran has prompted governments around the world to implement or consider higher taxes on oil and gas companies. Assessing the case for these taxes Ashfaq Khalfan argues that this is an opportune moment to enact permanent taxes, rather than temporary windfall ones, as a regulatory tool to incentivise investment in renewable energy.
Caithness has always lived at the intersection of three funding pillars: Highlands and Islands Enterprise, national economic development programmes, and Highland Council’s capital and revenue budgets. When all three are healthy, the region can absorb shocks, plan for the future, and deliver the kind of long‑term investment that keeps communities stable.
For most of the post‑war era, Scotland’s economic development model was built on a simple idea: if you want jobs, you invest in places. You build infrastructure, support local firms, attract new employers, and anchor work where people already live.
For centuries, international trade has depended on one simple principle: ships should be able to travel freely through the world's oceans. That freedom has underpinned global commerce, kept supply chains moving and helped create the interconnected world economy we know today.
The sharp fall has surprised many people because only days ago traders were worried that conflict in the Middle East would keep oil above $100 a barrel. Instead, Brent crude has fallen to around $87 a barrel, its lowest level in nearly two months.
As of Friday 12 June 2026, Elon Musk has become the world's first publicly recognised trillionaire. The milestone was reached after the hugely successful initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX.
For centuries, the world's richest individuals have symbolised the economic power of their age. During the Industrial Revolution it was the railway and steel magnates.
As the Pensions Commission considers how to increase the nation’s retirement savings, Pensions UK’s updated Retirement Living Standards (RLS) underline that many people are not saving enough. The RLS are there to help people picture what lifestyle they expect in retirement and the costs associated with three different levels.
As Britain faces growing international tensions and pressure to increase defence spending, politicians have increasingly framed the debate as a choice between funding the armed forces or maintaining the welfare system. It is a simple message, but is it an accurate one? The Resolution Foundation has challenged this popular narrative, arguing that the comparison is both misleading and incomplete.
For decades, the world’s great sporting spectacles could rely on one thing above all else. A full house.