More Homes Scotland: Housing agency must be a catalyst for delivery
Scotland is now in the third year of a national housing emergency. The danger is that, unless we act with greater urgency, this becomes normality. This cannot be allowed to...
Retirement planning: Are baby boomers footing the bill for lacklustre economy?
Surge in number of pensioners paying income tax at the highest rates From whatever political standpoint there is general agreement that Scotland is a wealthy country. But there remains a...
How to ensure professional and business services sector powers growth
Scotland has a professional and business services sector that is both economically important and historically deep-rooted. Our culture of high professional standards, specialist knowledge and international credibility helps shape Scotland’s...
To solve northern power bottlenecks, future-proof the grid and UK’s energy storage
Britain is making meaningful progress in developing a lower-carbon electricity system, thanks in large part to northern low-carbon generation. The next challenge is building networks and sources of flexibility that...
New energy secretary set to give green light for Rosebank and Jackdaw
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to give the go-ahead in early August for the long-awaited drilling of oil and gas developments in the North Sea.Miatta Fahnbulleh, new Secretary of...
CLARION CALL: Energy alliance presses Andy Burnham to back North Sea oil drilling
A powerful cross-industry group led by North Sea energy producers has delivered a letter to the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, warning that policymakers must back homegrown oil and gas...
STRATEGY SHIFT: Investment Bank prepares new ground for housing and tech growth in Scotland
Scotland’s National Investment Bank will use its financial heft to face into the housing emergency, helping to build more homes across the nation.The Bank, which published its investment strategy and...
Let’s be stronger at backing our economic winners
Scotland has genuinely world-class industries, but we tend to undervalue our successes. In these uncertain economic times, we incline to worry more about our weaknesses than building on our strengths. ...
Chartered accountants add to clamour for tax system reform in Scotland
Why are Scottish chartered accountants are calling for tax reform? ICAS members highlight findings in a recent survey that show Income Tax and National Insurance, ahead of Business Rates, Council...
Beyond the numbers on inward investment in Scotland, Angela McCann of Morgan Stanley explains
I have been reflecting recently on how we measure successful inward investment. While the traditional focus on the number of jobs remains important, today there is a range of additional...