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Can Scottish Mortgage keep climbing? We ask Tom Slater about its 105% return in a year, Tesla, and investments for the future on the INVESTING SHOW By This Is Money Published: 16:51 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 16:51 GMT, 19 January 2021 Hugely popular investment trust Scottish Mortgage shrugged off a year like no … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today declared that lockdown in Scotland will be extended to mid-February despite signs cases have flattened off. Dashing hopes of a loosening from the end of this month, the First Minister said she was being ‘cautious’ and more evidence was needed that the outbreak was on a ‘downward trajectory’. The announcement came amid fears … Read more
More than 20 shellfish trucks were parked on roads near 10 Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament today to protest against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has stopped them exporting to the European Union. Trucks with slogans such as ‘Brexit carnage’ and ‘incompetent government destroying shellfish industry’ were parked just yards away from Prime Minister Boris … Read more
Poet, 21, whose rhymes in the Scots language went viral reveals she’s been accused of ‘making Scottish people sound stupid’ and being a ‘propagandist’ for independence Lennie Pennie, 21, from Fife, has attracted thousands of fans with recitals of her poetry on social media But some have accused her of being a Scottish independence … Read more
She is the first woman to be put in charge of Prince Charles’s 650-strong Scottish flock of sheep. So it is only right that Charlotte Darwent should be given a palace among shepherds’ huts. Revealed exclusively in the Daily Mail, the bespoke structure, which took 11 months to build, boasts stained-glass windows, sheep’s wool walls … Read more
Tony Blair delivers brutal verdict on Scottish Labour saying ex-Tory leader Ruth Davidson was the only effective opposition to the rampant SNP in the past decade Tony Blair has laid into the performance of Scottish Labour over past decade Said ex-Tory leader Ruth Davidson has been the only real opposition to SNP Complained it meant … Read more
A Scottish Conservative candidate for the Holyrood election has been suspended by the party after claiming ‘fat’ food bank users are ‘far from starving’. Craig Ross, the Tory candidate for Glasgow Pollok, also accused campaigning footballer Marcus Rashford of inciting an ‘online mob’ to pressure ministers over free school meals. The Scottish Tories have now … Read more
Scottish seafood firms are just ‘days from collapse’ unless emergency cash is paid out to compensate for the Brexit border chaos, industry leaders have warned – as one fishermen threaten to dump tons of rotting stock outside No10. Desperate bosses said they face imminent closure as they urged Boris Johnson to deliver on his pledge to finally … Read more
Sea shanties are making a comeback after a postman from Scotland became an internet sensation with his versions of the famous folk songs on TikTok. Nathan Evans, 26, from outside Glasgow, took the social media platform by storm after his rendition of Leave her Johnny, which was often the last song sung at the end … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus handling has won over swathe of voters with support for Scottish independence hitting 57 PER CENT, poll finds Poll shows Nicola Sturgeon has won over many Labour and Conservative voters Her handling of the coronavirus crisis has resulted in a personal polling surge SNP grip on Scottish politics looks to be tightening … Read more