>"Move to cut one in five outlets means bank has more than halved number of branches since 2018"

"Leading European banks are booking around €20bn (£17bn) a year – equivalent to 14% of their total profits – in tax havens, with Barclays, HSBC and NatWest Group among those enjoying the lowest tax rates, according to a new _...Read More_

"Nicola Sturgeon's SNP was accused of playing 'fantasy economics' today after 'blueprint' for an independent Scotland recommended decriminalising drugs, introducing punitive new taxes and re-introducing freedom of movement"

>"If there is a majority in the Scottish elections for an independence vote, it has to go ahead"

>"What does it take for a ruling party in Scotland to lose power? To judge by Think Scotland’s 72-page report on the SNP’s track record in government, an awful lot. It’s no exaggeration to say the SNP’s record is one of abject failure _...Read More_

"An investigation found Scotland-based NovoLine Resources LP used fake documents to win contracts to supply medical equipment to Uzbekistan"

The biggest issue about independence isn’t can scotland be a successful independent country? It’s how the transition to a successful country would be implemented. A lot of the poorest and most vulnerable in society would be hurt _...Read More_

Scotland should have its own independent, specialist body to provide strategic advice on infrastructure, a review has concluded. In a report released today, the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland said the new organisation is needed to _...Read More_