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
Footage evacuating the capitol on January 6, and capturing her unfiltered reaction to the Violence And Chaos of that day. And i think to a certain extent its Bidens Fault and harris is for let me get my slide. Trump says that President Biden and Vice President harris are some responsible for the attempt on his life im leader want us to get an interview scheduled before The End of the month at least five weeks of ridicule from her opponents, Kamala Harris has scheduled her first sitdown. What she needs to do in this interview 6 00 a. M. Here in washington. A live look at the Washington Monument on this wednesday morning. That is the White House down in front of her, but its getting darker Guys Fall is here good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. Donald trump indicted once again, the republican Nominee Hit with a Superseding Indictment from special counsel Jack Smith. That case has been on hold after the Supreme Court granted trump partial immunity for o
Still getting towards faults, darker in the morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us on this tuesday morning. Will they or wont say new questions about the Schedule Debate between Kamala Harris and donald trump. After the former president said this abc debate when you watch this weekend and its the worst of all networks. But when i looked at the hostility of that, i said, why am i doing it . Lets do it with but the network i want to do it. I think abc is really should be shut out. Id much rather do it. On nbc scheduled for just two weeks from today. That debate could be voters only chance to see and hear the candidates face off in person. And even if the debate does go ahead, just what the voters can hear is the sticky important right now what would you want the microphone muted and the debate whenever youre not speaking, we agreed to the same rules. I dont know. Doesnt matter to me. Id rather have it probably on, but the agreement was that it w
Death toll from September 11th, 3,103 people in this country died yesterday. The gut punch comes when you realize that Many Americans have almost gotten used to Reading Numbers like that. Actually, four days in the past week have ranked among the deadliest days in this countrys history, ever. The pearl harbor attacks that killed 2,400 people will forever be remembered and described as a day that will live in infamy, as proclaimed by fdr, and in the aftermath of September 11th, president george w. Bush asked for prayers for all of those who grieve for the children whose worlds were shattered that day. Yet today, 3,000 families wake up wondering what life looks like now, today, without their loved one beside them. And we wait for the president or really anyone to acknowledge the somber occasion in any way. No reference to the death toll or to the virus, for that matter, on Donald Trumps twitter field. Instead, tweet after tweet after tweet about the election he lost in the most secure el
Pippa crerar and daily mail columnist sarah vine. Hello and welcome. At the 2019 election, borisjohnson captured a slew of northern constituencies in england with the promise to level up the country. The government said it would rebalance the economy, share the prosperity of london, to address long Standing Underinvestment in the regions. And now we have the policy, a Bill Published Today by the Levelling Up Secretary michael gove which, finally, spells out how they aim to achieve it. This white paper lays out a long Term Economic and plan to make opportunity more equal. It shifts power and opportunity towards the north end midlands, scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. It guarantees increase investment in overlooked and undervalued communities. In research and development, in education and skills, and transport and broadband, in urban parks and decent homes, and grassroots ports and local culture and in fighting crime and tackling anti social behavior. It gives local communities the