Category: Economy

Discussion of economic policy, taxation, business and the financial future of Scotland and the United Kingdom.

Roland Hanning Jackson March 10, 2026 1 Comment

IT IS EASY to talk about the economy as though it were academic – a spreadsheet of statistics, charts and

Ewen Stewart March 9, 2026 6 Comments

FREEDOM means many different things to different people. To some, freedom is a sort of Mel Gibson-style Braveheart freedom: putting

Tom Miers March 5, 2026 2 Comments

IT IS SOMETIMES SAID that the Scottish Parliament lacks powers to boost economic growth. That’s nonsense. This series of six

Ewen Stewart March 3, 2026 No Comments

LAST OCTOBER the SNP conference raised the idea of a wealth tax. We now believe the Scottish Government has appointed

Malcolm Offord March 2, 2026 No Comments

FOR FAR TOO LONG, Scotland has been drifting in the wrong direction. As I’ve been going around the country, speaking

Brian Monteith February 27, 2026 No Comments

FOR MANY PEOPLE faced with an unpleasant reality the instinct is to reach out for something that brings comfort and

Gail MacDonald February 26, 2026 No Comments

LIFE isn’t fair, but how we sound matters. Hollywood knows it. It’s not enough to look good, you have to

Tom Miers February 25, 2026 No Comments

IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, Wendy Alexander, then a leading light in Scottish Labour (she was enterprise

Linda Holt February 23, 2026 No Comments

SCOTLAND – or the SNP‘s version of Scotland – likes to celebrate itself as the most progressive part of the