AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says fortune favours Sir Keir Starmer’s Blairite party, but the Tories are not finished yet Just a fortnight ago the Tories were coming out in goosebumps as they enthusiastically welcomed their new party leader and Prime Minister. There was talk of a Thatcherite resurrection that would see them safely […]
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Enterprise drive takes a back seat in spending priorities
AS I SEE IT: Kate Forbes’ pledges on building an entrepreneurial culture look a little hollow after her latest spending commitments, writes TERRY MURDEN There have been many pledges by Scottish Government ministers to put the economy at the forefront of policy, not least from Finance Secretary Kate Forbes who, only a few weeks ago, […]
New chair for shrinking SE | Why is SNIB backing a bottle bank?
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says Scottish Enterprise is rushing to find a new chairman . . . and asks why SNIB is investing in a deposit return scheme Scottish ministers are looking for a chairman to succeed Lord Smith at Scottish Enterprise, though they’ll have to get a move on, given that he’ll […]
Time to put local back into local elections
AS I SEE IT: ‘Sending a message to Boris’ has no place in local elections, says TERRY MURDEN Amid the deluge of campaign material for the local elections comes an email from the SNP as the party embarks on a 21-day battle bus tour of Scotland, including nine council areas. However, voters worrying about the […]
Investors yet to taste upside in Parsley Box
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN on the latest promises of a revival at the ready meals firm Year end figures from Parsley Box have given the troubled ready meals company slightly better reasons to be optimistic, though we’ve been here before and investors who bought into the Edinburgh-based firm’s IPO just a year ago […]