AS I SEE IT: Shoppers will see – and demand – changes as they return to the high street, says TERRY MURDEN Shoppers are returning to the high street. But after the carnage of the past year what will it look like? Those heading to Edinburgh’s Princes Street will find some familiar brands have gone […]
Scotland’s Google-sized problem
AS I SEE IT: Terry Murden says worrying trends in Scotland’s economy are being overlooked in an election campaign dominated by one issue The election campaign is more or less running according to tradition. Lots of promises on health, crime – even more trees – and with the SNP a dead-cert to be the biggest […]
Vaccine passport opponents are the real ‘un-British’ culprits
AS I SEE IT: Terry Murden says the Prime Minister is right to demand proof of Covid protection Almost everyone has a password for their phone, their computer, their bank, online shopping channels, and many more applications. We all have a National Insurance number, most of us carry driving licences; we may have a student […]
A single-issue election + Wooha’s warning sign
AS IT SEE IT: Terry Murden on why there is only one issue to be resolved in the Scottish elections.. and how a brewer’s collapse is a warning to others So, health, education, the environment and the economy top the list of voter priorities for the Scottish elections, according to pollsters. Tell me something new. […]
Anderson’s trust in tech has left a lasting legacy + Abellio derailed by ideology
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says the handover at Scottish Mortgage lays the ground for further gains… and why nationalising ScotRail is no guarantee that the trains will run on time We’re often reminded of Scotland’s pioneering financiers, their promotion of ideas and enterprise, the sort of attributes embodied today in those backing early […]