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Day: 22 July 2020

As I See It

Boris needs more than a vanity project to save the union

Terry Murden
Boris Johnson is playing into the hands of the SNP, says TERRY MURDEN

Events re-booked

SEC reports boost to events calendar in sign of revival

SSE Hydro
The Hydro, part of the SEC which is seeing an uplift in bookings (pic: Terry Murden) The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow is reporting a renewed confidence in theRead More

Cyber security

Steele to build engagement activities at SBRC

Kirstie Steele
Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC), has appointed Kirstie Steele as cyber resilience community lead. Ms Steele (pictured) previously worked in the Scottish Government Cyber Resilience Unit as workplace learning coordinator.Read More

Holiday at home plea

Think carefully about an overseas holiday, says FM

Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon: no certainty on quarantines First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned those planning a holiday overseas, particularly to Spain, that there is no guarantee they won’t be hit with quarantineRead More

Crypto scam

Twitter hack ‘proved bitcoin’s transparency’

Barack Obama in Edinburgh
Barack Obama: one of the targets of the scam A failed bitcoin scam by hackers accessing the Twitter accounts of global politicians and business leaders proved the resilience of theRead More

Support for new benchmarks

Turnover and pay metrics ‘alienate’ clients, says lawyer

John Cleland
Pinsent Mason advised on Ron Gordon’s (centre) acquisition of Hibernian FC (pic: Terry Murden) Clients and recruits care more about how a firm performs than they do about turnover andRead More

Castle grounds plan

Whisky distillery planned for Hopetoun estate

Midhope Castle and distillery
Midhope Castle and proposed distillery A malt distillery is being planned on the historic Hopetoun Estate near Queensferry. An application has been submitted to West Lothian Council for the developmentRead More

New office space

Glasgow University takes space at Berkeley Square

Berkeley-House-Glasgow
Berkeley Square: new location for university Glasgow University has acquired Pavilions 3 & 4 of the Berkeley Square office complex on Berkeley Street in the city’s West End, totalling 30,740Read More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: B&Q lockdown lift; Stagecoach sees long term change

B&Q store
4.45pm: London close The FTSE 100 closed 62.62 points (1%) lower at 6,207.10 amid renewed fears of US-China tensions. Melrose Industries shares slid 14% after the industrial turnaround specialist saidRead More

Concern over finances

Maxwell calls for test crowds as SFA faces £6m hit

Ian Maxwell
Ian Maxwell: facing a revenue loss without fans (pic: SNS Group) Scottish football is looking at a £6 million shortfall in income if fans are not allowed into the nationalRead More