Four Giant Tidal Turbines Planned for Orkney Could Generate Electricity Equivalent to 85% of Island Households
Four enormous floating tidal turbines could soon operate together in the powerful currents surrounding Orkney, generating enough electricity to meet the equivalent annual demand of approximately 9,200 homes under a project that has received approval from the European Commission to
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From Wireless to Wi-Fi: Scotland’s Century of BBC Licence Fees as Westminster Considers Charging More Streaming Households
A parliamentary committee wants the television licence extended beyond traditional broadcasting as the £180 annual charge enters its second century. Historical records reveal decades of Scottish complaints about unequal reception, broadcasting decisions and funding, while new research raises questions about how much BBC journalism is also supplied by commercial newspapers.
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Police Scotland Reconsiders Facial Recognition Six Years After Holyrood Committee Found It Unfit for Use
Newly published government minutes confirm that Scotland’s Chief Constable is actively considering live facial recognition, including its possible use against football disorder. The technology could allow police to identify individuals automatically through cameras in public places, but would also involve scanning people suspected of no offence. No deployment has been
Scotland’s Medicine Supply Chain: What NHS Procurement Records Reveal About Overseas Dependence, Fuel Shortages and War
NHS Scotland recorded 83 hospital-medicine procurement supply failures, stock-outs and supplier withdrawals during 2025–26. Its national procurement organisation also disclosed
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
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
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 Began 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,
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Rules Stop Scottish Communities From Selling the Energy They Generate Locally
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Scotland’s Great Government Redesign Has a Blind Spot: The Microsoft Bill
The primary purpose of enterprise software like Microsoft 365, Teams, and Power Automate is to streamline administration, break down data silos, and make large organisations more efficient and organised. Yet, the procurement
Transport Scotland Has Promised to Reverse Biodiversity Loss While Building Some of Scotland’s Largest Road Schemes
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South of Scotland Has a £31.8 Billion Investment Pipeline, Much of it Still Conditional
The Scottish Government and South of Scotland Enterprise have unveiled a £31.8 billion pipeline of 202 potential investments across Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders. The headline figure is large enough
Scotland’s Climate Plan Did Not Account for the Fossil-Fuel Emissions of Its New Data-Centre Boom
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Scotland Is Spending Hundreds of Millions on Culture While its Endangered Crafts Are Fighting Over £43,000
Scotland is increasing public spending on culture, with hundreds of millions of pounds allocated to national collections, Creative Scotland, performing companies, buildings and major cultural institutions. Yet the national fund covering traditional
Scotland’s Neighbours Are Still Trusted, but Fewer People Are Meeting Each Other
People across Scotland continue to express considerable trust in their neighbours, but the proportion meeting socially at least once a week has fallen to its lowest level in the comparisons published in
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Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA)
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