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Day: 27 February 2021

Budget plans

Sunak: pubs boost, online tax, green savings bond

Rishi Sunak leaves Number 11
Rishi Sunak: more help on way Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to confirm plans in this week’s Budget for an online deliveries tax, a £5bn hospitality and high street boostRead More

Backlash at report

BBC under attack over Smith’s Salmond error

Sarah Smith - BBC
Sarah Smith: errors BBC bosses were facing mounting criticism on social media this weekend over its response to an inaccurate report by Scotland editor Sarah Smith on the Alex SalmondRead More

Calendar

SBN events: virtual sessions with Network experts

virtual meeting
International Women's Day; Using LinkedIn; Diversity and Inclusion

Network Bulletin

VIDEO: SBN News from around the network

SBN news 27 Feb
Bi-weekly update by SCOTT DALGLEISH and KENDRA BYERS

No clearance sale

Sturgeon blamed as Scots Debenhams stores stay shut

Debenhams store Edinburgh
Debenhams will not reopen for clearance sales in Scotland (pic: Terry Murden) Debenhams will add 647 redundancies in Scotland to the growing toll of retail job losses after announcing thatRead More

New Labour leader

Brown says Sarwar facing ‘impossible job’

Anas Sarwar
Anas Sarwar: overcoming division (pic: Terry Murden) New Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has been warned that unless it drops its “dismissive attitude” towards independence he has no chance of rejuvenating theRead More

Inflation concern

Biden success as House backs $1.9trn rescue plan

Joe Biden
Joe Biden: Covid battle A $1.9 trillion relief package to fight the impact of the coronavirus was passed by the US House of Representatives early this morning, giving President JoeRead More

Switch of CEO

Gray steps aside as Covid hits Scotgold mine

Richard Gray
Richard Gray: stepping down (pic: Terry Murden) Scotgold Resources, which is behind the gold mine near Loch Lomond, has named Phillip Day as chief executive as it revealed coronavirus hadRead More