What’s the point of Keir Starmer?

There’s currently a burning question in Scottish politics, although it’s not a question that gets any airtime in a Scottish media that’s obsessed with Nicola Sturgeon’s WhatsApp messages in a desperate attempt to create a political equivalence between the Scottish Government’s handling of the pandemic and that of Boris Johnson. So…

Scottish business growth outpaces the UK in three key metrics

Scottish businesses are outperforming the UK average in terms of three key metrics, according to a recent report by respected accounting group ICAEW.  Profits growth, capital investment and export sales growth are all higher in Scotland than the UK average. These findings come after the news earlier this month that Scotland continues to be the […] Source

New Brexit import controls will hurt Scottish businesses and families

From tomorrow – and again in April – the UK Government will start imposing a battery of border controls on agricultural trade with the EU. Fierce protests from businesses have delayed these controls five times but they will go ahead this time in order for Rishi Sunak to appease the right wing of his party. […] Source

Atomic City Blues: From The Province Of The Cat

Atomic City Blues: From The Province Of The Cat by George Gunn It’s not easy being green, as Joe Raposo had Kermit the Frog sing so philosophically on the TV in the 1970 Muppets. It is certainly not easy when you live in a small North Highland town dubbed “Atomic City” by the CB radio […] Source