Jeremy Hunt wants to rekindle the spirit of privatisation to sell the government’s remaining shares in NatWest/RBS, but will it work, asks TERRY MURDEN While the Chancellor’s cuts in national insurance and the uplift in pensions were the stand out headline grabbers, there were a number of eye-catching announcements in the Autumn Statement that had […]
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Interview: Keith Neilson, CEO of Craneware
Keith Neilson: blown away by the size of the US healthcare market (pic: Terry Murden) Edinburgh businessman Keith Neilson tells TERRY MURDEN how he has his finger on the pulse of the lucrative US healthcare market Like many other offices these days there is plenty of elbow room for the handful of workers dotted around […]
Interview: Katie Milligan, Openreach
Katie Milligan: broadband now means something to everyone (pic: Terry Murden) The telecoms executive talks to TERRY MURDEN about competition, growth and what comes next for the sector For those running any sort of utilities business, and no matter how often they get it right, there are always plenty of critics waiting to pounce whenever […]
Whisky dreamers hitting new heights
High rise: the Port of Leith Distillery is a one-of-a-kind Edinburgh’s latest visitor attraction puts a new meaning into raising a glass, writes TERRY MURDEN Wine merchant Ian Stirling and his long-time friend Paddy Fletcher were enjoying a dram in Milroy’s whisky bar, London when they came up with the idea of building their own […]
City’s hopes rest on a line of inquiry
As the trams report opens up old wounds, TERRY MURDEN asks if they are transforming the city As a regular user of Edinburgh’s trams I am delighted to say that I find them efficient and convenient, and particularly enjoy the fact that being of a certain age I can travel on them as often as […]