The Labor Party’s plans for the future of oil and gas exploration in the North Sea are making headlines in many newspapers. The Scotsman reports that party leader Sir Keir Starmer will later announce plans for a Scotland-based public green energy company.
The impact of soaring mortgage rates on households is the focus of the Scottish Daily Mail. The document leads with experts urging that interest rate hikes be halted to help households. A prime broker told the newspaper that the Bank of England’s expected 13th consecutive raise was “madness”.
Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer will remove a ban on new onshore wind farms as one of his first acts in Downing Street if his party wins the next general election, reports the Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says it will pledge to make Britain a “clean energy superpower”.
Criticism of Labour’s energy plans is at the center of the Scottish Daily Express, which warns the party’s proposals could put thousands of jobs at risk.
The Times also covers Sir Keir’s visit to Scotland and publishes the results of an opinion poll which suggests more Scots do not want North Sea exploration to end than drilling to stop.
The government must pressure banks to do more to help homeowners with the cost of living as an interest rate hike looms, reports the i. Insiders told the newspaper Chancellor Jeremy Hunt would continue to look at how to help homeowners struggling with the cost of borrowing, but that would mean pressuring banks to act.
Nicola Sturgeon has said she is certain she has done nothing wrong after appearing in public for the first time since her arrest last Sunday, reports the Scottish Sun. The newspaper says the former prime minister told reporters she intended to return to the Scottish Parliament this week.
The Herald’s front page is dominated by an exclusive story about a former leisure trust boss who was awarded more than £800,000 after an employment tribunal ruled he had been subjected to unreasonable treatment and ” manifestly biased” while suffering from a disability.
‘Sold down the river’ is the Daily Record’s verdict on Brexit’s impact on fishing as the newspaper launches a new series assessing how the UK’s exit from the EU has unfolded.
The National leads with new evidence indicating Scotland’s strong appeal to overseas investors, with the country ahead of any part of the UK except London.
A video showing Tory activists at a Christmas party during lockdown in 2020 is center stage on the Courier’s front page. The newspaper features comments from Perthshire SNP MP John Nicolson, who says the footage brought back painful memories of not being able to visit his dying mother due to Covid restrictions.
A fundraising campaign to buy a specialist wheelchair is the main story of the Dundee Evening Telegraph.
Cuts to municipal gardening services are the main story of The Glasgow Times.
The press and newspaper advertise a recruitment drive to persuade doctors to move to Moray in a bid to end long-term staffing problems.
A break-in at a store that resulted in the theft of £2,000 worth of alcohol is the main story of the Aberdeen Evening Express.
The impact of a major overhaul of George Street in Edinburgh is the main story on the front page of the city’s Evening News.
The Daily Star reports that beer companies, accused of lowering alcohol levels in pints to save millions, say drinkers want weaker drinks to improve their health. Drinkflation is the term the newspaper found to describe the “crisis”.
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