I WAS DELIGHTED recently to hear Kathryn Porter in Edinburgh give a tour-de-force guide to Scotland’s energy position. Kathryn is an independent energy consultant with experience of physical and financial electricity, gas and oil markets as well assignificant experience in financial services spanning both risk management and financing. She has a Master’s in Physics and […]
Day: 16 March 2026
How Scotland turned its back on the skilled trades
THE ROSYTH SHIPYARD, tipped for major defence contracts, must import 300 Filipino welders to fill a critical skills gap. As The Herald’s Alan Simpson put it, this isn’t just an economic failure: it’s a national embarrassment. Scotland has young people desperately seeking meaningful work and record numbers of university graduates. What we don’t have are […]