ON THE MONEYALAN STEEL I want to break free – Freddie Mercury Do you want to be a free man, or do you want to be a slaveDo you wanna wear these chains until you’re lying in your grave? – Van Morrison New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings – Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher (6th […]
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Why there is room for optimism amid the uncertainty
Although prospects for many manufacturing firms in Scotland can appear bleak, there is room for optimism if business leaders focus on what really counts, says Claire Kinloch These are tough times for many businesses in Scotland where a lot of the certainties of the past have simply disappeared. Covid and Brexit, plus a falling demand […]
Ones to watch: 21 headline makers for the new year
Whatever Brexit or the lingering pandemic throws at us in 2021 there will be fresh faces and innovative ideas grabbing the headlines. So who will be among the news makers this year? Aside from those starting new jobs, there are top positions yet to be filled. The British Chambers of Commerce is seeking a successor […]
Security must be in your firm’s DNA from the get-go
TECH TALK: BILL MAGEE “I love technology,” an industry veteran whispered to me during an online e-commerce conference keynote and, of course, I get his point. Smart IT in this digital economy is exciting. The trouble is far too many tech-related moving parts are set to hit mainstream in the coming months. That’s if the […]
Something fishy about the SNP’s stance on Europe
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN Rejection of all Tory policies by the SNP is as predictable as the Scottish rain, but the party’s quick dismissal of Boris Johnson’s EU agreement as a “hard Brexit” and for short-changing Scotland’s fishing communities really beggars belief and prompts questions about what sort of relationship it really wants […]