IN WHAT was pre-billed as his biggest speech yet to business as First Minister, Humza Yousaf used the recent All Energy Conference in Glasgow to
INHERITANCE TAX is not only double taxation on the middle classes, it is an expensive and ineffective way of raising government revenue. With the cost
FINALLY joining the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) will be a great moment for our Global Britain. As our research has shown
IGNORE the usual suspects, the fact is Brexit Britain joining CPTPP is a fantastic long term opportunity, representing a globally significant event. It makes re-joining
IN THE CASCADE of commentaries that followed Nicola Sturgeon’s departure one thing is striking – how Scotland has been dominated by the extreme politicisation of
THE SNP LEADERSHIP campaign is supposedly all about change, but really offers nothing new. All three candidates persist with the fundamentally dishonest prospectus for breaking
UK TRADE has taken quite a beating from the anti-Brexit brigade since the release of some 2021 trade figures almost a year ago. Now that
THERE ARE lots of points in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement that need to be addressed, but this one requires serious debate: why does the chancellor
ECONOMIC COMPARISONS are not penalty shoot-outs, but the moment male economists hear the words UK and Germany, they seem to lose the ability to step
IT WOULD APPEAR that everything is being blamed on Liz Truss. According to The Independent “There is little prospect of a post-Brexit trade deal with Brazil in the near
EARLIER THIS YEAR the European Commission proposed a new law to halt deforestation and minimise the EU’s impact on forests worldwide. Its aim was to
MARKETS ARE BRUTAL and will abuse anyone perceived as weak. At the moment, bizarrely, it is the strongest player in the market who is allowing