LAST WEEK saw some unwelcome headlines. ‘Amsterdam ousts London as Europe’s top share trading hub’ crowed the Financial Times. At one level the headline is shocking
THE UNION OF SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND has been a force for good, not just in Britain but globally over the last three centuries. It has
THIS IS THE TIME to stand up and be counted. Our society and way of life is under attack like never before at so many
TEN YEARS AGO, it is questionable if the bookies would have even offered you odds on the UK leaving the European Union. The number of
ALFRED SCHNITTKE saw the future. His First Symphony, five years in the making and premiered in Gorky in 1974, having being turned down by numerous
THE RESPONSE of the Johnson Government to blatant EU bullying has been one of moderation in the extreme. Far from being an outrageous breach of international law it is a cool, reasoned response to unacceptable aggression.Some of the more timid Conservative MP’s, coupled with the usual outrage from the Europhile left, exercise themselves over an alleged minor […]
WELL PLACED LEAKS suggest HM Treasury is indeed looking at the ‘traditional response’ to try and plug a £350bn plus covid-19 induced hole in public finances by raising taxes. According to reports the Treasury is considering a range of tax rises ranging from increasing corporation tax and capital gains tax and an online delivery tax […]
SCOTLAND HAS UNFETTERED ACCESS to the wider UK market. The UK is the overwhelmingly critical market for Scotland’s economy accounting for £51.2bn of sales, almost
THE SNP MAY HAVE its troubles in the courtroom but that is not the party’s only problem. Frankly the SNP’s sums have just gotten a
THERE SEEMS A STRANGE COALITION is developing between the forces of Scottish Nationalism and elements of Unionism in Scotland that no-deal Brexit may break the
