ECONOMY UPDATE: Scotland’s cash-strapped councils face nasty sting from Robison’s Budget
Shona Robison, the Scottish Finance Secretary, stood up earlier this week in the Scottish Parliament and delivered the SNP’s pre-election Scottish Budget. Some commentators called her speech a ‘crowd pleaser’ while...
ENERGY BONANZA: Offshore wind gets AR7 turbo-charge with boost for Berwick Bank
The biggest single procurement of offshore wind energy in British and European history – known as AR7 – has been announced. It’s a massive flag being planted in 2026.A record 8.4GW...
ECONOMIC PRIMER: Are we getting a rum deal from London? Previewing The Scottish Budget 2026
When Shona Robison stands up in the Scottish Parliament this week, she faces some tough choices on how to allocate Scotland’s Budget. But there can be little doubt that despite...
Under fire Baillie Gifford trust accused of selling-off lucrative SpaceX shares
The acrimonious battle over Baillie Gifford’s £831m Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI) took a fresh New Year twist today when Boaz Weinstein, founder of Saba Capital Management, accused the trust’s...
SPECIAL REPORT: 2026 opens after late surge in Scotland’s dealmaking. Oil and gas leads the way
It has been an extraordinary year for Scottish dealmaking, with a flurry of transactions in the final weeks of 2025 proving negative reports of the nation’s dealmaking demise were greatly...
Housing supremo McAllan faces grim 2026 as new builds plummet
Scotland’s Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan will face intense political pressure if she fails to make serious inroads into tackling Scotland’s housing emergency as 2026 gets underway.While she recently visited Social...
SPECIAL REPORT: Homes of the future: Lessons from Glasgow’s past
One hundred years ago, civic Glasgow had the foresight to build better homes – Scotland needs this kind of dynamic insight in 2026. Kenny Kemp tells the story of Kelvindale...
20 Rising Legal Stars for 2026
Scotland’s law firms punch well above their weight on the international stage. Our legal brains are among the finest in the world. Scottish firms know how to nurture and support...
Future scan: What will Scotland’s legal industry look like in 2040?
There is no doubt that AI is going to transform law in the coming years. But in what way exactly? Leading figures in the legal world give their predictionsEric Schmidt,...
Scotland needs bigger tech firms, says Paterson
Calum Paterson, the founder and managing director of Glasgow-based Scottish Equity Partners, recently announced his decision to step back. His insights at The Business Dealmakers’ Breakfast were poignant and informative.Since...