AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says Scotland will be poorer for the demise of the digital training academy The creation of an innovative digital training academy in 2015 to help nurture Scotland’s nascent tech sector was greeted with huge enthusiasm and even gave the fledgling Daily Business an early scoop. On Friday we revealed […]
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Whisky distillers have a duty to pay up
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says the whisky sector is missing the point of the new duty regime Global whisky company Diageo joined the industry’s cheerleader to condemn the new duty regime introduced by the UK Government which will see a hike in the price of spirits. Diageo’s new CEO Debra Crew and Scotch […]
Interview: Frank To, contemporary artist
Fired up: Frank To (pic: Terry Murden) Along a dimly-lit corridor in an old cigarette factory is the studio of Frank To who is contemplating automatic weapons and gunpowder. Artists have a reputation for pushing conceptual boundaries and it seems almost appropriate that in the former WD&HO Wills building in Glasgow, a place that once […]
DRS arguably a bigger scandal than ferries
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says the recycling scheme fiasco may overshadow the Ferguson shipyard scandal From the moment on 7 June when Lorna Slater announced to MSPs that the launch of the Scottish government’s deposit return scheme would be pushed back until the end of 2025 it was evident that somebody would be […]
Yousaf needs quick fixes to settle tensions
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says Humza Yousaf has to turn from dreamer to fixer if he is to fend off growing unrest in his party Humza Yousaf is marking a month since becoming First Minister, four weeks that have seen a level of turmoil in his party to test a veteran, but enough […]