But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and The Cost Of Living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. I must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024 25. And i call. There is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the Proceeds Of Offshore Wind and publicly owned scottish w
The language in which he rejected this case was extremely surprising, extremely harsh, and extremely critical of the attempt to reverse the election result. The u. S. Health officials are urging people not to travel for thanksgiving holidays that says the country supposes 12000000 cases. European countries are also moving to curb soaring infections with portugal banning Domestic Travel ahead of the holiday season. Iran too, is struggling to contain a 3rd wave of krona virus infections. Authorities are closing most businesses and clamping down on travel, which we may just cities that contain the spread. And the pandemic is also dominating the virtual g. 20 summit hosted by saudi arabia. Leaders of the worlds 20 biggest economies are expected to pledge support to help pay for the distribution of vaccines at medicines and tests. While they discussed tackling the crisis, the us president was out playing golf. The virus has killed over 250000, people in the u. S. More than in any other coun
Retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. In a brief white house appearance, u. S. President , donald trump has taken credit for a record day in the markets. The dow jones index reached a historic high on tuesday following the transition developments and progress on the coronavirus vaccines. Hong kongs chief executive kerry land says her urgent priority is to restore the territorys political system from chaos in her annual policy address. She also said the government would begin a Public Education programme to enhance understanding of the rule of law. Ethiopias government claims that falls into grey have begun to surrender. Theyve been given until wednesday to lay down their arms. But to graze. Leaders are denying the claims and say theyve destroyed a government division. At least 4 people have died and more than a dozen are missing. After a boat carrying migrants capsized of
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