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Kristy Dorsey

Kristy Dorsey

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Loss of Sutherland doesn't blow away Scotland's space ambitions

Scotland has - for the moment at least - lost one of its five potential spaceports and while some may not like it, this should neither come as a...

11.12.2024 9

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Education by osmosis doesn't add up for Scotland's students Financial education in the Scottish curriculum is predominated by maths and numeracy which leaves many leaving school without essential life skills

Financial education in the Scottish curriculum is predominated by maths and numeracy which leaves many leaving school without a basic understanding of...

02.12.2024 6

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Beware the butterfly as BNPL moves into a new phase of financing New BNPL legislation in the UK is focused on consumer protection, but there are systematic risks as well

Writing in 2007 about Amy Womble, a widowed mother-of-two from North Carolina caught very much at the sharp end of the nascent subprime mortgage...

26.11.2024 50

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

'Ensure' The Open remains in Scotland? Don't talk nonsense Suggestions that £11m from the Scottish Government will "secure" major championships are disingenuous

Like whisky, golf is “intertwined with Scotland’s identity, economy and global reputation”, so at first blush it comes as no surprise that the...

29.10.2024 30

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Grangemouth shockwaves unleash the floods of hypocrisy

About the only thing that has become evident in the mad scramble for cover since Thursday's confirmation that the Grangemouth refinery will close in...

14.09.2024 10

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Kristy Dorsey

A strange world where managers are paid less than their staff

Last year my son was offered the opportunity to become a line manager for a well-known fast food chain at a busy late-night outlet in Glasgow city...

09.07.2024 8

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Home buyers 'gambling' as ultra-long mortgages go from niche to norm New figures show a rise in people taking out mortgages beyond retirement age as many struggle to buy a home amid surging prices and high interest rates

As difficult as it has been at times through life’s considerable ups and downs to keep hold of the family home, I sorely feel for the misnomered...

14.05.2024 60

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Brutal truth is others are paying too dearly for Bank of England shortcomings

Given her disastrous six weeks in office, the revelation that Liz Truss considered sacking Andrew Bailey during her brief tenure as Prime Minister is...

16.04.2024 8

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Houdini Hunt risks further decline in bid to pull a Tory victory out of the hat

Houdini Hunt is rumbling about behind the sofa cushions in search of funding for pre-election tax cuts, an endeavour that fails to take account of the...

05.03.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Falling energy prices are only a fig leaf for power policy failures

Stick, switch, or fix? It sounds like a game of cards, a contest of chance, and it certainly feels that way to consumers hopelessly hunting for...

20.02.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Weary consumers will shoulder the biggest weight from higher alcohol prices

It is, we are told, a "reasonable balance" between the benefits and drawbacks of more expensive alcohol but the only real certainty is that Scottish...

10.02.2024 20

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Kristy Dorsey

Highlands hospitality in need sustainable staffing solutions

One of the longest-standing problems in the Scottish hospitality industry has been shaking off the perception that jobs on offer within the sector are...

06.02.2024 10

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Storm Isha blows away smoke and mirrors of energy strategy failures

Storm Isha is coming to the end of a fierce UK tour that showcases yet again the economic insanity of failing to plan and invest in long-term energy...

23.01.2024 10

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Kristy Dorsey

UK can no longer afford Bank of England's blind spot on interest rates

The Bank of England remains reluctant to endorse the notion of cutting interest rates in 2024 despite mounting evidence that inflationary pressures...

04.01.2024 30

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Kristy Dorsey

Filling the economic cup with some social cheer

Writing about financial affairs in the period between Christmas and New Year is a daunting challenge. Honestly, who wants to read about business on...

26.12.2023 7

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Winning the battle on legal immigration risks losing the economic war

There is nothing clever about flogging a dead horse, yet last week the Home Secretary stood before Parliament and did exactly that with promises of...

12.12.2023 50

Herald Scotland

Kristy Dorsey

Buy-outs, buy-ins and the profits in power in Scottish business

For those who have been around long enough to recall what it all might mean, November saw a few interesting developments in the "old skool" of...

09.12.2023 10

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Kristy Dorsey

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