AS I SEE IT: Terry Murden says worrying trends in Scotland’s economy are being overlooked in an election campaign dominated by one issue The election campaign is more or less running according to tradition. Lots of promises on health, crime – even more trees – and with the SNP a dead-cert to be the biggest […]
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Vaccine passport opponents are the real ‘un-British’ culprits
AS I SEE IT: Terry Murden says the Prime Minister is right to demand proof of Covid protection Almost everyone has a password for their phone, their computer, their bank, online shopping channels, and many more applications. We all have a National Insurance number, most of us carry driving licences; we may have a student […]
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. […]
That’s handy, Covid rules eased just in time for an election
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says that economic concerns are trying to be heard amid the noise around independence and Alex Salmond Decisions on easing the coronavirus restrictions are made purely on medical evidence, the First Minister insists on reminding us. How convenient, then, that the country will return to something more closely resembling […]
Rewind the Week: A night at the Faculty; banker’s bonus
A night at the Faculty: It was a pleasure to be invited to dinner at the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh’s Parliament Square. This corner of the old town, by St Giles’ Cathedral, is one of the most popular magnets for visitors. Yet few from outwith the Faculty get the opportunity to admire the splendid hall and library […]