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Caledonian Sleeper trains get the green light with £100m deal
Sleeper trains from Tayside and Fife to London were spared the axe yesterday after the Scottish Government agreed a £100 million deal. (...)
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Unions not ready to sign off on public sector pensions
Government celebrations over the prospective resolution of the civil service pensions row would be ''a tad premature,'' the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) has told The Courier. (...)
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Danny Alexander steps up attack, claiming independence debate is 'self-inflicted' wound on economy
The UK Government has claimed plans for an independence referendum are a ''self-inflicted wound'' on the Scottish economy. (...)
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Scottish Government warned of £8.4m-a-month penalty if it fails to impose public sector pension reforms
The Scottish Government has been "threatened" with a budget cut worth £100 million if it refuses to implement controversial Westminster public sector pension reforms. (...)
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'Uncertainty is unwelcome' — CBI Scotland chairwoman warns of economic damage from independence referendum
A leading Scottish industry organisation has claimed "uncertainty" over the SNP's planned independence referendum could "damage" the economy. (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Danny Alexander breaks silence to admit involvement in closure decision
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has admitted involvement in the decision to axe RAF Leuchars. (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Thomas Docherty pursuing answers on Danny Alexander's involvement
A Fife MP is continuing attempts to discover if chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander inappropriately interfered with the decision to close RAF Leuchars. (...)
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Politicians accused of scoring points over RAF Leuchars rather than looking to the future
A Fife independent councillor has attacked mainstream political parties for being more interested in scoring political points on the withdrawal of the RAF from Leuchars, rather than looking to the base's prospects. (...)
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Danny Alexander under increasing pressure to speak out over RAF Leuchars claims
Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has come under increasing pressure to outline his involvement in the closure of RAF Leuchars amid allegations he may have broken the ministerial code. (...)
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MP urges MoD probe into Danny Alexander RAF Leuchars claims
A Fife MP has called on the Ministry of Defence to probe claims that RAF Leuchars may have been sacrificed to save the seat of chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander. (...)
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Lib Dem infighting blamed for loss of RAF Leuchars
The Liberal Democrats were accused of allowing "personality clashes" to spell the end of RAF Leuchars. (...)
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RAF Leuchars: Commercial airline flights may be an option for base
Commercial airline flights could take off from Leuchars as part of its controversial future as a home to the army, the Scottish Government has suggested. (...)
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Discussion with UK Government source a further boost for RAF Leuchars
The campaign to retain RAF Leuchars has been handed a massive boost after defence chiefs were warned any alternative would leave Scotland facing an "economic disaster." (...)
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Hopes Icelandic £1m may yet be recovered
Perth and Kinross Council is hopeful that a legal ruling could pave the way to recovering the £1 million it invested with an Icelandic bank. (...)
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Claim 'writing is on the wall' for RAF Leuchars dismissed by MoD
Any suggestions that the "writing is on the wall" for closure-threatened RAF Leuchars has been rejected by Ministry of Defence officials. (...)
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Mountain rescue VAT campaign continues
Campaigners have pledged to continue the fight to save Scotland's mountain rescue teams from paying £200,000 a year in VAT. (...)
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MP Lindsay Roy joins fight with fuel duty demand
A Fife Labour MP has written to Chancellor George Osborne calling on him to introduce a fuel duty regulator as a matter of urgency. (...)
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John Swinney backs The Courier's fuel duty campaign
Scotland's finance secretary has backed The Courier's campaign for a fuel duty regulator. (...)
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It's time for a fuel duty regulator
The Courier is calling for the establishment of a fuel duty regulator to help minimise the impact of rocketing oil prices on Scotland. (...)
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Lobbying claims over scrapped games tax relief
Foreign games companies lobbied the British Government to abandon plans to give its homegrown firms tax breaks, it has been claimed. (...)
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