AS I SEE IT: Huge hurdles await many businesses as they get back to ‘normal’, writes TERRY MURDEN The widely expected reopening of the economy has turned 9 August into our date with destiny, the day when life gets back to near-normal. Even the First Minister, despite her refusal to call it Freedom Day, declared […]
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New Covid guidelines just leave more of us baffled
AS I SEE IT: If you’re confused by the latest Covid rules, you’re not alone, says TERRY MURDEN The new series of University Challenge has just begun, so here’s your starter for ten: how many people are allowed to attend an outdoor event from next Monday? 60,000 did I hear you say? Yes, I know […]
Scotland’s alcohol addiction + Ronaldo’s debt to Coca Cola
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN asks if minimum pricing has really made an impact on alcohol consumption, and says footballer Ronaldo has forgotten who pays his huge wages The recycling wagon was round our way on Thursday and the crashing sound of glass was a satisfying evidence that more households are doing their bit […]
Blackford’s beef cuts deep into UK trade
AS I SEE IT: The Australia talks show that free trade comes at a cost, says TERRY MURDEN The next few weeks could help determine the shape of Brexit Britain as the Government seeks to secure its biggest trade deal since the country severed ties with the EU in January. As International Trade Secretary Liz […]
Scotland’s Google-sized problem
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 […]