Margaret Taylor
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‘Nations of innovators’ – Scottish Government looks to deepen Danish ties
Buildings on the river bank in the Danish capital of Copenhagen Credit: Pixabay The Scottish Government has added to its footprint of international trading outposts with the launch of a base in Danish capital Copenhagen – home to the world’s leading digital government. The aim of the office is to strengthen relationships between Scotland and the Nordic countries, whom Scotland’s first minister… → Read More
Margaret Taylor: Suspension of Trevor Phillips only highlights the muddle Labour is in
AS the former chair of both the Commission for Racial Equality and its successor the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), it is fair to say… → Read More
Pension rules leaving NHS with fewer doctors, new figures show
GROWING numbers of senior doctors are quitting the NHS or are not working additional shifts after being hit with more than £8 million in pension… → Read More
Time for a rethink on unfair and unloved council tax
WHEN the SNP first took control of Holyrood in 2007 it did so on a promise that it would abolish council tax and replace it with what it believed… → Read More
Margaret Taylor: If music tuition is so vital to education the Scottish Government has got to fund it
ALMOST exactly a year ago the Scottish Parliament’s cross-party Education and Skills Committee released a report in which it said all… → Read More
The race to save music in schools: Midlothian parent's battle with council
WHEN Midlothian Council voted last February to scrap musical instrument tuition in its schools, parents, pupils and teachers were aghast, with large… → Read More
The race to save music in schools: calls to protect funding as charges force collapse in tuition uptake
MUSIC tuition is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy as soaring fees put it out of reach of thousands of pupils. → Read More
Tycoon sues another firm of lawyers in bid to secure Scotland’s largest-ever legal award
WHEN oil tycoon Robert Kidd launched a legal case against Burness Paull in 2015 his claim was thought to be the largest ever filed in the Scottish… → Read More
Margaret Taylor: Time to strike a blow for equality and end period poverty
WHEN Celia Hodson and her daughters set up social enterprise Hey Girls in January 2018 their motivation was simple: they wanted to make a difference… → Read More
Margaret Taylor: Scottish courts need to heed Lady Hale’s words on equality
WHEN the UK Supreme Court opened for business on October 1 2009 its 12-strong bench featured just one woman: Lady Brenda Hale. → Read More
Margaret Taylor: Investing in fossil-fuel firms is not as immoral as it seems
EVEN the most ardent of climate-change deniers must be looking at Australia right now and thinking they have got it a little bit wrong. → Read More
Margaret Taylor: Betting boss Denise Coates is mega-rich, but is that really so bad?
ANOTHER year, another stick with which to beat Denise Coates, the Bet365 boss who has been variously described as the UK’s best-paid executive,… → Read More
Margaret Taylor: When it comes to protecting children no rule is too tough
THE Scottish Government - and Scotland more generally - has long prided itself on the way it promotes, protects and respects human rights. And, with… → Read More
Retired plumber calls for political action on pension debts
A RETIRED Inverness businessman who was hit with a £1.2 million pensions bill he has no means of paying has written an open letter to all political… → Read More
Margaret Taylor: Serco’s a corporate but it should still have social responsibilities
IT was my absolute pleasure to chair the judging panel for The Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland this year. The entries we received were outstanding… → Read More
Govan Law Centre to make Supreme Court bid in Serco lock-change case
WHEN the Court of Session ruled earlier this month that services company Serco had acted lawfully in seeking to evict a group of asylum seekers by… → Read More
Margaret Taylor: Forget Waspi, pensions policies should be for the many, not the few
THE general election is fast approaching and it is very clear what the two main parties think they need to secure in order to win: the grey vote.… → Read More
Fight over St Andrews gowns hots up as replica firm makes new legal claim
AN ONLINE business set up to disrupt the market in university gowns has vowed to bring an anti-competition case against the University of St Andrews… → Read More
Margaret Taylor: Men who disrespect women are not fit to hold high office
IF there’s one thing we can take away from Prince Andrew’s toe-curlingly awful interview with the BBC journalist Emily Maitlis it’s that he… → Read More
Women are saving more for retirement but the gender pensions gap persists
WHETHER it is because they earn less than men, have a career break when they have children or go back to work part-time once those children are in… → Read More