Andrew Tyrie, the impressive and independently minded Conservative who chaired the UK Government's Banking Commission, always warned that he would be considering what he called "the orange jump suit question".
IN the great 1970s satirical film The Candidate, Robert Redford's idealistic and unworldly character is groomed by a team of political spindoctors into a slick but bland electoral dynamo.
THE Scottish Government must have come to dread publication of the General Teaching Council for Scotland's annual survey on employment among newly-qualified teachers.
NO single person was responsible for the banking crisis and no single person will solve it, but even so the news that Stephen Hester is to step down as chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland is a significant moment in the continuing struggle to return the banks to good health.
TURKEY used to be regarded as a beacon of stability and proof that Islam and democracy could co-exist, even amidst the complex and turbulent politics of the Middle East.
WHEN Alan Milburn accepted the Coalition Government's invitation to take on the chairmanship of the new Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg challenged him to "hold the Government's feet to the fire".
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Andrew Tyrie, the impressive and independently minded Conservative who chaired the UK Government's Banking Commission, always warned that he would be considering what he called "the orange jump suit question".
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TAX avoidance will top the agenda of the G8 summit which begins today at Lough Erne in County Fermanagh.
FOR more than a decade there have been specialist school liaison officers in some of Scotland's schools.
IN the great 1970s satirical film The Candidate, Robert Redford's idealistic and unworldly character is groomed by a team of political spindoctors into a slick but bland electoral dynamo.
It is one thing identifying the problem of a "poverty premium" but quite another to fix it.
SCHOOLS in rural areas, more so than in urban centres, are a focus for whole communities and decisions affecting them arouse deep passions.
THE Scottish Government must have come to dread publication of the General Teaching Council for Scotland's annual survey on employment among newly-qualified teachers.
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NO single person was responsible for the banking crisis and no single person will solve it, but even so the news that Stephen Hester is to step down as chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland is a significant moment in the continuing struggle to return the banks to good health.
A LEGION of experts on welfare have argued that change to the current UK social security benefits and pension arrangements is urgently required.
TURKEY used to be regarded as a beacon of stability and proof that Islam and democracy could co-exist, even amidst the complex and turbulent politics of the Middle East.
YESTERDAY was not a proud day for Scottish democracy.
WHEN Alan Milburn accepted the Coalition Government's invitation to take on the chairmanship of the new Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg challenged him to "hold the Government's feet to the fire".
AS The Herald reports today, hundreds of extra Scottish hospital beds intended to meet winter emergencies were still in use as recently as last month.