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Ian McConnellHerald Scotland |
It might be more than a decade since that awful Leave vote and nearly six years since the UK exited the European single market, but Brexit is still...
Last Wednesday’s Budget from John Healey had been hotly anticipated. Andy Burnham has certainly made an impact since becoming Prime Minister,...
Some numbers on the performance of the Scottish hotel sector since 2019 really grabbed the attention. They came last week from property agent Savills,...
The arithmetic looked daunting for the board of a £1.1 billion Scottish company as it attempted to see off a move by a US hedge fund to take control....
There has been plenty going on in Scotland’s hotels sector in the last week. The biggest news came somewhat out of the blue – the Crerar hotels...
A “significant risk” of shareholders of a £1 billion Scottish company “sleepwalking” into a change they “did not seek or desire”. That is...
There was a fair bit of focus on government funding for a major investment by GE Aerospace in its operations at Prestwick unveiled last week. The...
Edinburgh investment partnership Baillie Gifford has been in the headlines again in the last week. Tim Campbell, its chief executive, highlighted “a...
It was fascinating to hear the chief executive of Menzies Aviation reflect on how this business can trace its roots all the way back to a bookseller...
Andy Burnham’s remarks about Brexit in recent days – notably a seeming signal that the door is at least ajar to the possibility of rejoining the...
The relative merits of Glasgow and Edinburgh are frequently a hot topic for debate. And there was much to chew over on this front in the latest...
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...
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