AS I SEE IT: The new Covid variant is a test for both economic policy and public behaviour, says TERRY MURDEN ‘Everybody has a plan until you’re punched in the face’. So said former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. His quip was recalled last week by the Bank of England’s chief economist Huw Pill, noting […]
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Turn your mind on to who you want to be
In a new book, entrepreneur STEVIE KIDD spells out his philosophy on maximising your potential One day, a gentleman came into the restaurant where I was coaching a client and he placed his business card down on the table and asked if I could see him on Monday. He wanted me to support him. This […]
Street food making inroads into Scotland
All food is prepared from scratch on site each day (pic: Terry Murden) Vietnamese flavours and fresh ingredients are at the heart of Pho’s first outlet in Scotland, writes KRISTEN ZAKURIC Among the new wave of eating out places emerging from the dark days of lockdown is Pho, a Vietnamese street food restaurant which makes its debut […]
Inside the mind of a tragic princess
Film review: Spencer (12A) **** Saturation coverage of the life and tragic death of Princess Diana has surely left out nothing new to tell. So much so that the idea of another movie might have inspired a collective sigh. It’s a good thing then, that Spencer does not seek to tell that familiar tale, but […]
Botin banks on hitting climate goals
Banker Ana Botin offers hope of COP26 success, but critics remain unconvinced, says TERRY MURDEN Half time at the summit to save the planet and – based on Boris Johnson’s football analogy – the optimists are probably still trailing the doomsters by at least a couple of goals. Young activists are chanting “blah, blah, blah” […]