An automatic software update created global chaos and has raised questions about digital security, write TERRY MURDEN and BILL MAGEE For the millions of over-wrought tourists, hospital patients and bank customers among those disrupted by what has been described as a “digital pandemic,” the weekend IT outage has been a stark reminder of how vulnerable […]
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Will the GB Energy gamble pay off?
A lot is expected of the new Great British Energy company. TERRY MURDEN asks if we are expecting too much Few initiatives, about which so little is certain, have been greeted with so much enthusiasm and on the back of so much expectation. Labour’s plan to create Great British Energy, a publicly-owned company, has prompted […]
Scotland a bit player in bank’s rebirth
NatWest’s swoop on Sainsbury’s banking assets comes with some regret north of the border, writes TERRY MURDEN NatWest’s acquisition of banking assets from Sainsbury’s marks a significant move by new CEO Paul Thwaite and another milestone in the rehabilitation of what was Royal Bank of Scotland from the dark days of the 2008-09 financial crash. […]
Banking on Sid to fire up shares sale
Jeremy Hunt wants to rekindle the spirit of privatisation to sell the government’s remaining shares in NatWest/RBS, but will it work, asks TERRY MURDEN While the Chancellor’s cuts in national insurance and the uplift in pensions were the stand out headline grabbers, there were a number of eye-catching announcements in the Autumn Statement that had […]
Business awaits a shift in Holyrood priorities
TERRY MURDEN asks what the Scottish by-election result may mean for economic policy The surprisingly large swing to Labour in Thursday’s by-election will see the independence bandwagon arriving in Aberdeen next weekend on four flat tyres and Humza Yousaf wondering if he can get it running again to resume his increasingly dubious journey. As for […]