Friday, November 10, 2023

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Constable Confidential: AirBnB-ers Up in Arms Over Scottish Holiday Rental Laws

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Joining Constable Confidential today is Fiona Campbell, CEO of the Association of Scotland's Self Caterers. She explains how new Scottish laws have made renting out your bedroom harder or prohibitively costly, depending on where you live—that and much more.


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Photo Credit: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd , Public domain, 
via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Caption: Edinburgh from Calton Hill

Forbes.com: Times Running Out For College As Student Enrollment Dwindles

By SIMON CONSTABLE

For many people the cost of getting a degree is the biggest investment they ever make. It’s supposed to be a path to higher earnings, many experts say. Read more here.

 

Haverford College. Class of 1900, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons

Monday, November 6, 2023

Sunday, November 5, 2023

WSJ: Where Are Commodities Prices Headed?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

China’s economy, war in the Middle East and a predicted El NiƱo are among the factors experts are looking at. Read more here.


Lady Maria Mine at Charters Towers, 1891.
Early diggings on the Charters Towers mining district. Makeshift shade for the miners.
Allom, H. B., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons