A coherent energy policy needs to do three things: shift power generation towards low carbon sources; improve security of supply; and produce energy that consumers can afford.
It has long been a contention that modern life is creating a new type of human being, one whose altered brain circuitry will cause them to think and act differently from our ancestors.
DESPITE the expansion of higher education and the increasingly international nature of business, the facility of Scots with foreign languages is diminishing to the point where the deficiency costs the economy half a billion pounds a year.
THERE are worrying indications that the eurozone's firewall, which is struggling to prevent the banking crisis in Greece spreading to other weak Mediterranean economies, is beginning to buckle.
IT is a measure of the parlous state of the UK economy that, when the good news is announced about unemployment falling for the second month in a row, it is immediately tempered by warnings against complacency.
IT says something about the state of the Scottish retail sector when the only bright spot on the horizon is the creation of a new Poundland store in Airdrie, bringing 40 jobs to North Lanarkshire.
IN setting 50p as the minimum price per unit of alcohol, the Scottish Government has instituted a radical policy to tackle the problem drinking which is taking an increasing toll on the health of individuals and the wellbeing of communities.
THE grim consequences of the Coalition Government's austerity measures are revealed today by the experiences of a group of the doctors from 100 general practices serving the most deprived populations in Scotland.
ONE patient developed pressure sores because social care staff weren't coming in frequently enough to move him; another had meals made and shopping done by a nurse because the local social work department couldn't provide anyone else to do it: anecdotes such as these from community nurses do not paint a promising picture of how Scotland might function with more community-based health and social care.
Hard act to follow: that was the phrase that cropped up again and again as the news began to spread yesterday of the impending departure of Vicky Featherstone, founding artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS).
Another milestone will be passed in Scotland's long and winding road to its independence referendum, when the Scottish Government's consultation on the process ends today.
New research into the number of people living with more than one chronic illness is a sharp reminder that a higher incidence of longevity does not mean the population is healthier.
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A coherent energy policy needs to do three things: shift power generation towards low carbon sources; improve security of supply; and produce energy that consumers can afford.
Should it be a crime to have a guilty past?
It has long been a contention that modern life is creating a new type of human being, one whose altered brain circuitry will cause them to think and act differently from our ancestors.
Devolution has transferred substantial powers from Westminster to Holyrood but that is where the localism agenda ground to a halt.
Who was the man who died in Tripoli yesterday after a prolonged and painful battle with prostate cancer?
THIS week's launch of the Yes Scotland campaign is an important milestone in the independence debate.
THE disease is spreading.
By tonight the Scottish Cup will sport the green ribbons of Hibernian FC or the maroon of Heart of Midlothian.
There can be few more daunting prospects for parents than having a child undergo heart surgery.
Less than a year after gaining independence, Southern Sudan is on the brink of war.
DESPITE the expansion of higher education and the increasingly international nature of business, the facility of Scots with foreign languages is diminishing to the point where the deficiency costs the economy half a billion pounds a year.
THERE are worrying indications that the eurozone's firewall, which is struggling to prevent the banking crisis in Greece spreading to other weak Mediterranean economies, is beginning to buckle.
IT is a measure of the parlous state of the UK economy that, when the good news is announced about unemployment falling for the second month in a row, it is immediately tempered by warnings against complacency.
HATE crimes of any sort are deeply corrosive.
IT says something about the state of the Scottish retail sector when the only bright spot on the horizon is the creation of a new Poundland store in Airdrie, bringing 40 jobs to North Lanarkshire.
WHAT is in a name?
IN setting 50p as the minimum price per unit of alcohol, the Scottish Government has instituted a radical policy to tackle the problem drinking which is taking an increasing toll on the health of individuals and the wellbeing of communities.
THE grim consequences of the Coalition Government's austerity measures are revealed today by the experiences of a group of the doctors from 100 general practices serving the most deprived populations in Scotland.
ONE patient developed pressure sores because social care staff weren't coming in frequently enough to move him; another had meals made and shopping done by a nurse because the local social work department couldn't provide anyone else to do it: anecdotes such as these from community nurses do not paint a promising picture of how Scotland might function with more community-based health and social care.
CHARLES Rennie Mackintosh's buildings, such as Scotland Street School and Glasgow School of Art, are of major importance to Scotland.
THE lesson of the past fortnight is clear: austerity isn't working and the people have spoken.
THE SNP is to be congratulated for finally unveiling the long-awaited details of Scotland's minimum pricing on alcohol.
What a difference a year makes.
Hard act to follow: that was the phrase that cropped up again and again as the news began to spread yesterday of the impending departure of Vicky Featherstone, founding artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS).
Until recently the main charge laid against the Coalition Government had been one of unfairness.
Another milestone will be passed in Scotland's long and winding road to its independence referendum, when the Scottish Government's consultation on the process ends today.
The Queen's Speech was a timid affair for a mid-term Government intent on exiting the omnishambles and pressing on with its legislative programme.
New research into the number of people living with more than one chronic illness is a sharp reminder that a higher incidence of longevity does not mean the population is healthier.
Up until 2007 the stock market was booming and most shareholders were happy to nod through sky-high pay packages for senior executives.
In presentational terms it is hard to fault the relaunch of the SS Coalition yesterday.