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Managers in two deals

Travel sector veteran Wilson leads Stewart buy-out

Duncan Wilson
Senior managers at Glasgow-based Stewart Travel have acquired the company from  AIM-quoted Minoan Group. Duncan Wilson (pictured), a travel industry veteran, led the deal just weeks after leaving Minoan andRead More

Summer Budget: Reflection

A bold, brave statement on the right path

Susie Walker
As the dust settles and the political debating begins, who won out of yesterday’s first, not particularly conservative, Conservative budget for almost 20 years? George Osborne surprised most of usRead More

Summer Budget: Comment

One Nation George shows us a few handy tricks

Terry
Those cheeky Chancellors – always saving the best till last. After spending an hour confirming a number of heavily-leaked plans on tax and spending cuts, George Osborne maintained the traditionRead More

Summer Budget: Business taxes

Budget: what it means for business

David Ward
The key announcement for companies will be the surprise further reductions in the corporation tax rate.  This will fall to 19% from April 2017 and to 18% from April 2020.Read More

Summer Budget: An overview

Budget: Radical, but no big giveaways

The budget announcements were eagerly awaited, the first full Conservative budget in almost 20 years, and pundits were predicting ‘more pain before more gain’. So how did the man onRead More

Comment: Bob Mowat

Why Burt’s local tax plan needs to be implemented

The Scottish government is currently seeking views to be put forward to the Commission on Local Tax Reform, established earlier this year. Co-chairman Marco Biagi, MSP, has stated that: “TheRead More

Business Comment: Terry Murden

RBS compensation comes at a high price

Whatever the merits of their case, shareholders fighting for compensation against Royal Bank of Scotland have to be admired for their tenacity and patience. As if matching the firepower that theRead More

Business Comment: Terry Murden

HS2 is a taxing issue whether it comes to Scotland or not

There have always been doubts around the financial case for building the HS2 high speed line. Critics say the £50 billion-plus budget could be better used upgrading existing lines andRead More

Comment: Terry Murden

Cameron needs a quick hit on Europe, but it won’t be easy

David Cameron arrives in Latvia today to begin what he hopes will lead to reform of the European Union but which he knows is the start of a long journey.Read More

Comment: Terry Murden

Can Cameron ignore calls for a North Britain alliance?

The north of England, that great swathe of trans-pennine Britain too often overlooked by the political elite, is suddenly making headlines. And it’s all because of Scotland. The political ‘awakening’Read More