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Are you being short-changed? »

Scottish colleges and universities, like their counterparts in other western countries, are doing a poor job of preparing graduates for today’s workplace. The biggest weakness in the post-secondary education sector in all countries is the ...

Wed 21 Apr 2010 by Ron McGowan | Read more »

'Cuts commission' formed to find £3 billion spending cuts  »

An independent budget review is to be launched to examine Scotland’s public spending plans over the next 4 years. The move is designed to address the Scottish Government's £3 billion budget deficit.  The group of public and private se...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Amy Sutherland | Read more »

Scotland braced for longer recession »

Recession in Scotland

The head of an economic think-tank has called on "increased competitiveness" from policy makers in Scotland, if the economy is to be revived. The calls come after it was reported that Scotland's economy could take longer than other home nation's to re...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Polly Dallyn | Read more »

Recession or rejuvenation? »

In the past year, whilst industries went bust, the art world has been experiencing a boom, the reverberations of which can be felt rippling through the most oblique and surprising locations around Scotland and through ...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Rachael Cloughton | Read more »

NUS study shows Scottish college funds are in crisis »

Local colleges are buckling under the pressure of the economic downturn according to a recent study carried out by the National Union Students (NUS). NUS Scotland found that current economic conditions, combined with...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by Alison Fulford | Read more »

Starting-up in an economic downturn »

Over the last 18 months, there’s no doubt that the country has been badly affected by the global economic downturn. These difficult financial times have hit us all hard and the business community is no different. Businesses are struggling, but ma...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Mark Strudwick | Read more »

Clothes-swapping website thrives in credit crunch »

Covert Candy

Style-conscious students, it seems, need not fear for their wardrobes in the wake of the economic downturn, as a recent City University graduate has launched a website facilitating nationwide clothes swapping. CovertCandy.co.uk employs a system of cre...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

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