
Prospects for Scotland’s public finances are bleak, while the SNP appears indifferent and overwhelmed
OVER MANY YEARS I’ve watched how the SNP handles its public finance responsibilities when in power in Scotland. It would

OVER MANY YEARS I’ve watched how the SNP handles its public finance responsibilities when in power in Scotland. It would

SPARE A THOUGHT for any Scottish companies seeking to do business with the United Arab Emirates – Economy Secretary Stephen

THE FOLLOWING ANALYSIS demonstrates that current energy policy contravenes Scottish climate change and emissions legislation on almost every criterion. The

I HAVE SPENT much of my working life in the North Sea oil and gas industry, and although I am

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

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

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

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