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So there was, after all, yet another twist in the tale in the bid battle for a long-established Scottish company. However, while the bidder now poised...
There was much for one of Scotland’s two biggest cities to celebrate in the latest attractiveness league table. For the other, the news was, while...
The flurry of news on Edinburgh Airport just kept on coming last week. Hard on the heels of the announcement the previous week that London Gatwick...
There has been no shortage of hand-wringing over Glasgow city centre in recent times. Clearly, there are areas of the city centre that present major...
You could make the argument that it is easier for a chief executive to take the controls at a business after a period of underperformance, rather than...
It was interesting to hear last week what Laura McKnight, the new managing director of Glasgow-based law firm Macdonald Henderson, had to say about...
The University of Strathclyde’s Professor Sir John Curtice usually has something interesting to say. And, characteristically, his comments published...
A couple of views on Scottish income tax this month have grabbed the attention. Somewhat predictably, given Reform UK’s pugnacious approach, we have...
It has been interesting to watch the latest developments at Standard Life and at the financial giant formerly known by that name, both based in...
Having written extensively on the Scottish Event Campus over the years, there has never been any doubt about the merits of its ambitions for another...
Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken’s comments as a new body launched with the remit of “shaping the city’s voice to the world” certainly...
The Scottish National Investment Bank was in the spotlight again last week. It found itself in sharp focus following the collapse of Scottish...
A Scottish company founded by Scotland rugby star Bill Gammell, which floated on the UK stock market nearly four decades ago, is this week at the...
Things look certain to remain tough on the economic front – as has been the case throughout the UK for so long now – and this difficult backdrop...
The Scottish National Investment Bank has been firmly in the spotlight over the past fortnight. Last Monday, SNIB published its latest annual report...
Politics is politics and petty point-scoring is lamentably inevitable in the Scottish goldfish bowl. The political landscape is littered with so many...
They might not have been the most surprising survey findings in the world but they were certainly striking. And they painted a very clear picture of...
Having followed Ferguson Marine closely for many years, under various owners including the current era under the Scottish Government, it was...
This week’s announcement of major job losses at Ferguson Marine is very sad news indeed. It would be difficult to overstate just how bitter a blow...
Positive news for three of Scotland’s cities in recent days is all the more heartening given the undoubtedly challenging UK economic backdrop. Of...
Housebuilder Bellway’s results last week were accompanied by a notably forthright appeal to the UK Government to help the housing market. Labour has...
The international travel sector has been firmly in the spotlight in recent days as two major players have published results. And the effect of the...
There were plenty of warm words from both sides last Thursday as US private equity player Apollo unveiled an offer for easyJet, which the airline’s...
A couple of big issues for the UK Government have been firmly in focus as Andy Burnham gets his feet under the table as Prime Minister. They are...
Brexit has been firmly in the spotlight in Andy Burnham’s early days as Prime Minister. The Liberal Democrats delivered the following message for...
It was heartening, although perhaps not surprising, to see a significant vote of confidence in Glasgow from a major UK financial institution. Building...
It was great to see the buoyancy of Prestwick Airport’s latest numbers, for the year to March 31, when they were published last Monday. And those...
It is often interesting to hear from entrepreneurs what drives them. Their motivations are many and varied. Sometimes, there is a predictability about...
There is much to be positive about in the latest financial results from Prestwick Airport. And it was also great to hear the airport’s new chief...
Airline and package holiday companies have been firmly in the spotlight in the last week. The peak summer season is in full swing and Jet2 provided a...
“Targeted price investment” was highlighted by package holiday giant and airline Jet2 this week as it unveiled full-year results. Anyone signed up...
There has been much to mull over in the couple of days since easyJet said it was minded to recommend a proposed £5 billion-plus takeover bid to...
There was much to dissect in a couple of sets of annual results - from two big players on the Scottish corporate scene - in recent days. Insight can...
It is increasingly easy to be appalled by the short-term thinking of so many leaders in the corporate world as they run around like they have ants in...
The long history of investment trusts was highlighted by the Financial Conduct Authority on Friday as it published a consultation paper on proposed...
Foreign direct investment has been very much in focus in the last week, both at a Scottish level and for Glasgow City Region. As part of The...
The thing which jumped out immediately on looking at EY’s latest foreign direct investment survey for Scotland was a 20% fall in the number of...
Prestwick Airport’s chief executive is shaking off the remnants of laryngitis when I interview him in the boardroom, but that does not stop him...
As the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote looms large, it should really be of no surprise to anyone that this folly and its major effects on the UK...
It is now less than a week until the 10th anniversary of the UK’s Brexit vote. And it has been a difficult decade indeed. Of course, the coronavirus...
Royal Bank of Scotland’s decision to close another six branches north of the Border has been very much in the spotlight in recent days. A petition...
Isle of Harris Distillery’s executive chairman, reflecting on the decade or so since the Tarbert operation opened, declared he was “very...
Mr Topsy-Turvy came to mind in the wake of an announcement by Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday. This character from the Mr Men children’s book...
As a Labour leadership contest looms, it has not been surprising to see Brexit feature prominently as the likely approaches of Andy Burnham and Wes...
The managers of the £16 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust provided much food for thought when they presented its annual results last week....
“Fairly incredible” was how new Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport Stephen Flynn described the progress made by Prestwick...
There has been a fair smattering of good news on the Scottish business and economic front in the past week. Given the tough backdrop, such cheer is...
There is much good news for Scotland’s airports in data released this week by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The numbers, covering the first...
One aspect of John Swinney’s speech to the Confederation of British Industry in Scotland’s annual lunch in Edinburgh on Friday stood out. This...
The Scottish airport had plenty of reasons to celebrate as it flagged the key flights milestone, writes Business Editor Ian McConnell. And the...
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