AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN Sovereignty is no panacea for economic success. Just ask the Germans A growing energy crisis, falling business morale, a country struggling with skills shortages and flirting with recession. Surely more ammunition for the SNP to use against the UK government? Well, no. This is Germany, the biggest economy in […]
Scottish Independence
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 […]
A single-issue election + Wooha’s warning sign
AS IT SEE IT: Terry Murden on why there is only one issue to be resolved in the Scottish elections.. and how a brewer’s collapse is a warning to others So, health, education, the environment and the economy top the list of voter priorities for the Scottish elections, according to pollsters. Tell me something new. […]