AS I SEE IT: Can the Chancellor balance climate targets with economic renewal, asks TERRY MURDEN Chancellor Rishi Sunak has faced some big decisions over the past 18 months, but this week he only has to balance the demands of meeting the government’s net zero strategy with preventing thousands of businesses folding under the burden […]
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Selling up does not mean selling out
AS I SEE IT: Scotland should not worry about the sale of its technology stars, says TERRY MURDEN The sale last week of a young company that emerged from Scotland’s thriving tech sector has prompted another bout of hand-wringing from those who feel homegrown businesses are too eager to take the money and run. It’s […]
When distilling means the only way is up
Ian Stirling: ‘we wanted something new’ Interview: Ian Stirling, whisky entrepreneur There will be nothing quite like it, and it will certainly turn a few heads – upwards, as it happens – when a 40-metre high vertical whisky distillery finally opens next year. It’s never been done in Britain before but the two young entrepreneurs […]
COP26: showcase and showdown
AS I SEE IT: Tackling climate change is not the only challenge facing the organisers of the summit, says TERRY MURDEN The daily diet of news on the forthcoming COP26 conference has become a torrent of announcements and statements, not least from businesses keen to enhance their reputation by proclaiming their green credentials, or offering […]
Investors lose appetite for Parsley Box
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN Lockdown easing has not helped the ready meals firm + benefits of repurposing the former Royal High School Many food and drinks businesses are getting back on their feet following the easing of restrictions, though the steady return to ‘normal’ patterns of consumer behaviour is doing nothing for one […]