The UK and devolved governments are determined to see technology drive Britain’s post-Brexit future. TERRY MURDEN assesses what is being proposed Tax breaks, investment incentives and a new regulatory regime will help drive a tech-led recovery in post-Brexit Britain. That’s the message from UK government ministers who have been putting together a picture of how […]
That’s handy, Covid rules eased just in time for an election
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says that economic concerns are trying to be heard amid the noise around independence and Alex Salmond Decisions on easing the coronavirus restrictions are made purely on medical evidence, the First Minister insists on reminding us. How convenient, then, that the country will return to something more closely resembling […]
Cracking the exports and Erasmus enigma
WEEKEND COMMENT: TERRY MURDEN asks if we might have to beg our way back into the customs union and Erasmus scheme There’s a well-known joke that Dave Allen often told about a tourist in Ireland who asks one of the locals for directions to Dublin. The Irishman replies: ‘Well sir, if I were you, I wouldn’t start from […]
IPOs on the agenda; Beattie beats a retreat; Budget omissions
WEEKEND COMMENT: TERRY MURDEN reflects on Scottish activity on the stock market, the resignation of a top PR executive and the Chancellor’s Budget A case of one in and one out. Scots entrepreneurs Kevin Dorren and Chris Van der Kuyl announced they would be adding Edinburgh-based Parsley Box to the country’s stock of quoted companies […]
Why vaccine passports are a route back to ‘normal’
AS I SEE IT: Terry Murden says changes in social and office behaviour should be here to stay Among the recent bombardment of data and reports that drop daily into the email box was one highlighting the fact that Public Health England has yet to record a single case of flu this year. Of the […]