The Festival may be absent from Edinburgh’s streets, but the show goes on, writes ANDY MOSELEY The curtain has come down on the last remaining hope of a live Fringe show in Edinburgh this summer. Comedian Arthur Smith, who has performed at the Fringe almost every year since 1977, had been expected to keep a […]
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Investors keep watch as luxury sector looks to retain its sparkle
A new Rolex store in Scotland has opened amid major shifts in the luxury sector, writes TERRY MURDEN With the retail industry suffering its worst ever downturn and stores closing at a record rate, the opening of a new shop of any sort is bound to attract an unusual level of interest. When it is […]
Don’t expect others to pay for you if your holiday plans go wrong
“People think they are free, but nothing is free when there is plague” Albert Camus, The Plague As I See It: No one should expect compensation if their holiday plans are disrupted by the quarantine rule, says TERRY MURDEN It says a lot about modern consumerism and the sense of entitlement we now have for […]
Fear of economic disaster will stop Scots voting to quit UK
As I See It: The Scots don’t trust Boris but he is a sideshow in the independence debate says STEVE SAMPSON It’s hard to explain to your average Englishman why the Scots seem to be lacking gratitude for the billions flooding north to sort out the corona crisis. The reasoning among the English is “if […]
Bollywood back in the streets of Edinburgh
Film making is restarting and as HAYLEY MURDEN reports it will see Bollywood producers among the first to return to Scotland The worldwide film industry ground to a halt as Covid-19 lockdown commenced. Not only were movies unable to make it to cinemas, but production on new projects stopped. Now that measures are easing and […]