56 per cent of respondents said standards of living have fallen, up from 36 per cent 

OVER half of Scots said that the general standard of living had fallen over the past year, up 20 per cent on the previous year, a new survey has revealed.

The Scottish Social Attitudes Survey published yesterday [26 June] revealed that 56 per cent of people believed the general standard of living had fallen ‘a lot’ or ‘a little.’ The same figure for the previous year was 36 per cent.

RIC conference sees passionate debate over the independence movement’s response to Brexit and left-wing views on the EU.

THE EDINBURGH CONFERENCE of the Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) saw wide-ranging and ambitious discussion of Brexit and its impact on future strategies for Scottish independence.

David Davis ignores MPs’ vote ordering impact assessments to be shared with Brexit commitee

FOUR WEEKS AFTER MPs in the House of Commons passed a motion ordering the government to share the findings of Brexit impact assessments into 58 economic sectors with the Committee on Exiting the EU, Brexit secretary David Davis has come under fire for sharing heavily redacted reports.

CommonSpace rounds up the essential perspectives on the latest UK Budget

CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER PHILIP HAMMOND’S autumn budget has already unleashed a torrent of commentary and criticism following its unveiling in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon.