by The Editor | Nov 13, 2017 | Featured, Politics
We’ve heard much from Unionist politicians and media of the supposed terminal decline of the North Sea as a source for revenue. We know now that was propaganda and several major figures have suggested a Third Wave boom to come in the next few years. See for example:...
by The Editor | Sep 13, 2017 | Politics, Uncategorized
Ever since it became clear that there was no recession coming for Scotland and that the Scottish economy is growing 4 times faster than the UK, indicators of good economic health have become a flood. Today we hear from a Manpower Group outlook survey that: ‘Hiring...
by The Editor | Sep 2, 2017 | Politics
This article, or something very like it, was in the Scottish Sunday Herald last weekend: When I was giving evidence to the Finance and Constitution Committee at Holyrood earlier this year I said that I had never come across a country more interested in national income...
by The Editor | Aug 17, 2017 | Politics
The IEA has raised its forecast for 2017 to 1.5 million barrels per day from 1.4 million but more importantly, it anticipates an additional 1.4 million in 2018. This fits in with, perhaps underestimates earlier predictions of shortages and massive increases in demand...
by The Editor | Aug 12, 2017 | Politics
As some readers of the blog will know I have been taking an interest in the data underpinning Scottish economic reporting this year. As a continuation of this theme I have, over the last few days, been aware of the reports on the Wings Over Scotland blog that UK...
