Energy Strategy: Is the presumption against oil exploration the right approach? – Holyrood Magazine

SNP leadership battle: where is the message of economic growth in Scotland? – The Irish News

Rosyth green freeport will have ‘ripple effect’ on Fife job market – Dunfermline Press

Unions demand reversal of Scotland’s culture cuts which ‘threaten 8,500 jobs’ – The Scotsman

“We’ve taken the decision to withdraw from Scotland” – UK companies on Scottish deposit return Scheme ‘disaster’ – The Scotsman

Scottish households ‘have lower financial wellbeing than the rest of the UK’ – Insider.co.uk

Scotland whisky tourism industry ‘under threat’ from alcohol advertising ban – Daily Record

Unemployment in Scotland ‘four times higher’ than official figures as thousands not looking for work – Daily Record

Scottish councils face cuts even if they hike council tax by 5 per cent, IFS warns – The Scotsman