Another week of being grilled over her plans for government was clearly taking its toll as Ash Regan reached the half-way point in a four-hour series of interviews for the written media. “I’m feeling a little exhausted,” she confessed, though there will be little time to relax as the SNP leadership campaign heads into its […]
Terry Murden
Bank may need to untick a few boxes
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says the Scottish National Investment Bank’s search for a CEO is hampered by government conditions While the SNP seeks a new leader, the search for someone to replace Eilidh Mactaggart as CEO of the Scottish National Investment Bank plods on without any material progress. Since I last wrote about […]
Tory bashing is wrong route to independence
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says leaving the UK must be based on deeper reasons than short-term economic difficulties Humza Yousaf has been in Arbroath making his own declaration of independence. The SNP leadership contender used a campaign speech not only to hark back to that historic statement, but to regurgitate his party’s focus […]
Let’s tidy up this rubbish recycling scheme
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says Lorna Slater’s bottle return project should not be binned, but must be made fit for purpose One has to feel some sympathy for the beleaguered Circularity minister Lorna Slater who has widespread support for trying to clean up our streets and hedgerows. However, she is getting pelters from […]
Battle to win the younger generation game
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says the new SNP leader can bring fresh thinking, but must tackle some age-old problems They say you start noticing that you’re getting old when policemen start to look younger. The same might be said about politicians. Kate Forbes, one of three candidates to be the new leader of […]