Marks & Spencer closed its Sauchiehall St branch A blunt message from M&S should be at the top of every local authority’s agenda, writes TERRY MURDEN Caught between the headlines on the rail dispute and Sue Gray’s report on Downing Street parties was a declaration that may have long lasting ramifications for our town and […]
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Avoid a red card when making green claims
Innocent Drinks fell foul of advertising rules With World Environment Day approaching, LIZ COX and SEONA BURNETT consider some lessons learned when making green claims in advertising We are all increasingly familiar with the “green”, “environmental”, or “eco-friendly” claims made by businesses about the environmentally beneficial qualities or characteristics of their operations, products or services. […]
How to be better off by reducing your salary
Salary sacrifice can provide at least one option to help with the cost of living, writes KATIE MEARNS With the cost of living rising by the day the key priority for many people is simply figuring out how they might pay the bills. At the same time as prices are rising it seems wages are […]
Holyrood must get a grip on the bad bets
Ministers need to stop gambling with the economy and apply more stringent boardroom level scrutiny to policy making, says STRUAN STEVENSON Thousands of words have been written about the waste of public money in the ongoing ferries fiasco – £250 million and counting – as well as the vexed question of who bears responsibility for […]
Crypto needs rules to rein in volatility
TECH TALK: Regulation is urgently needed to stabilise and secure the volatile crypto market, says BILL MAGEE Have we just seen a cryptocurrency meltdown or just another blip in a highly-volatile global coin market in urgent need of a regulatory reboot? Over $500 billion (£400bn) of crypto value was wiped out in less than a […]