Tag: credit crunch

Top earners at NHS Scotland took home £230 million last year

By Oliver Farrimond THE number of NHS staff earning wages totalling £100,000 or more is costing the Scottish taxpayer a staggering £230 million a...

Sir Sean in bank advert row

By Paul Thornton SIR Sean Connery has stunned politicians by fronting a lucrative ad campaign for a bank which was bailed out by tax payers’...

“Posh” Christmas leads to rise in shellfish sales

By Cara Sulieman SCOTTISH shellfish farmers are set to get a boost this festive season as households across the country opt for a posh Christmas...

Economic gloom sparks dog boom

By Rory Reynolds THE current economic gloom has sparked a dog boom for Scotland’s oldest pet care home. Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home has seen the...

Investment expert leaves £11 million will

By Alexander Lawrie TWO years ago he predicted the world-wide credit crunch - only for his timely warnings of looming financial catastrophe to go unheeded. Porsche-driving...

Money’s too tight to mention for young Scots

By Rory Reynolds YOUNG Scots have been hit harder by the recession than any other group in the UK, according to new research. Four out of...

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