Rules Stop Scottish Communities From Selling the Energy They Generate Locally
Scotland is putting more public money into community-owned wind, solar and hydro, with £15 million now available annually through the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme. But for many grid-connected projects, generating electricity locally remains considerably easier than selling that electricity
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EU Regulators Examine Oracle Licensing as Scotland Builds More of Government Around the US Technology Giant
The European Commission is gathering information about Oracle’s software-licensing practices as European competition regulators consider whether there is evidence warranting a formal antitrust investigation. There is no formal case against Oracle at present and no finding that the company has broken European competition law. The Commission has nevertheless confirmed that
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Scottish Government Moves From Hybrid Target to Mandatory Attendance with Staff Reporting Oracle Check-Ins
Scottish Government civil servants are being moved from a hybrid-working system in which office attendance was explicitly described as a target rather than a mandate to one in which attendance will be required and individually recorded. Staff were informed of the change on 6 October, with the new arrangements expected
Sexual-Crime Cases Reaching Scotland’s High Court Take a Median 2 Years 11 Months
Scotland has brought the overall criminal-court backlog below its pre-pandemic operating level, but cases involving the most serious offending are
Scotland’s New Damp and Mould Law Starts on 6 October
From 6 October 2026, social and private landlords across much of Scotland’s rented housing sector must investigate reports of damp
NHS Scotland Orders New Disclosure System for Staff Interests
A new national system requiring NHS Scotland staff to declare outside employment, business interests, private clinical work, research relationships, sponsorship,
Scotland’s Digital ID: ScotAccount Uses Experian, Cifas and Biometric Checks
The Scottish Government opposes a mandatory UK digital identity scheme. At the same time, Scotland already operates its own reusable
COSLA Tells Ministers Council Reform Must Be Agreed, Not Imposed
Scotland’s council body has formally responded to proposals for six to ten regional authorities and 120 to 160 community authorities,
Scotland Has No Compulsory Sale Order — and England’s Six-Month Empty-Home Reform Does Not Apply Here
If you own a property in Scotland, rent one out, are trying to sell one, or have seen reports that
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Ministers Say They Cannot Require Compensation for Fishers Displaced by Energy Projects
The Scottish Government has confirmed that ministers do not currently have powers to require compensation payments in relation to energy infrastructure, leaving affected parties to negotiate privately with developers. The answer arrives
Oracle Invokes Force Majeure on Major US Project While Scotland Is Moving Government Into Oracle
More than £51 billion in Scottish Government payments passed through Oracle Cloud in its first year. The platform now carries HR, payroll, finance and purchasing across central government and 32 public bodies,
Scotland’s Public EV Chargers Are Leaving ChargePlace Scotland and Eight Councils Prepare a 20-Year Private Concession
Hundreds of publicly owned electric-vehicle chargers across southern and central Scotland are preparing to leave ChargePlace Scotland and come under the operation of a single private company, as eight councils move towards
Scotland’s 2027–28 Budget Faces a £772 Million Reconciliation
A £772.4 million downward adjustment is now built into the provisional arithmetic for Scotland’s 2027–28 Budget. Most of it arises from Scottish Income Tax — not because tax receipts collapsed, but because
Scotland’s 3G Pitches May Lose Up to 1,772 Tonnes of Microplastic a Year as New Sites Are Still Funded
Artificial football turf in Scotland may be losing between 443 and 1,772 tonnes of microplastic into the environment every year. The estimate comes from work cited by Environmental Standards Scotland. It is
The Highland Scots Who Opposed Slavery in Colonial America
The famous declaration that perpetual slavery was “shocking to human nature” is genuine. So are the petition’s arguments about debt, labour, Spanish Florida and security. Newly revisited records also show Scots campaigning
Scotland’s Wastewater-Drug Monitoring Decision Returns to View After Nitazenes Reach 247 Deaths
Scotland recorded 1,133 drug-use deaths in 2025, with nitazenes implicated in 247 and cocaine in 589. The figures do not show that wastewater surveillance would have prevented individual deaths, but they provide
Clutter is Just Something You Haven’t Lived Long Enough to Need Yet
I have been reading Good Housekeeping magazine, which is always dangerous because it leaves me with
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Mrs Gunn And The Village WhatsApp Group
I did not join the village WhatsApp group so much as become absorbed by it. One minute I was a respectable private woman with a reasonable expectation of peace. The next, my phone was buzzing on the table as though
Mrs. Gunn’s Not-So-Secret Garden
There comes a point in every Highland garden when the gardener discovers she has mistaken tenancy for ownership. You may have bought the land, paid the solicitor, moved the stones, planted the trees, carried the compost and spent a perfectly
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