by The Editor | Aug 4, 2017 | Politics
I’ve already reported the numerous signs of growth which we must at least in part credit the Scottish Government for. If it was shrinking we’d soon see them blamed. As you know, we have falling unemployment compared to rUK, increased employment, economic growth rate...
by The Editor | Aug 3, 2017 | Politics
I have had several enquiries this morning (mainly be email) about the article I have in The National in Scotland this morning. Ths is typical: Is there any risks from attacks on a Scottish currency in international money markets if, say, Scotland was running a big...
by The Editor | Aug 3, 2017 | Politics
According to the Scotch Whisky Association: ‘Scotch Whisky is vital to the entire Scottish and UK economies, adding £5 billion in value each year, supporting more than 40,000 jobs and exporting £4 billion of Scotch annually to almost 200 markets.’ The £4 billion in...
by The Editor | Jul 7, 2017 | Politics
Only London, the South and East of England had higher gross disposable incomes per head than Scotland in 2015. This is testimony to the robustness of the wider Scottish economy and the Scottish government’s progressive policies. The recent data revealing that the...
by The Editor | Jul 7, 2017 | Featured, Politics
How disappointed London and Scottish unionists must be to discover that Scotland isn’t in recession. We never gave them what they wanted. Even with Westminster imposed austerity we are the healthiest economy in the UK. Well it turns out that we are not in recession....
