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Easdale says cash thrown at ferries ‘like confetti’

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Ferry late: ‘the bungled contract has become a national embarrassment’ Bus and property tycoon Sandy Easdale has accused the SNP of throwing taxpayers’ cash around like ‘confetti’ in the ongoingRead More

Legal move

Lawyers set up new firm McKee Campbell Morrison

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Maureen Matheson, Alan McKee, Fraser Morrison and Stacy Campbell Four Scottish solicitors have combined to establish a new legal firm based in Glasgow.  Stacy Campbell, Maureen Matheson, Fraser Morrison andRead More

£200m partnership

Aberdeen wins biggest ever charities mandate

Richard Charnock
Richard Charnock: ‘important development’ Aberdeen Standard Capital (ASC) has secured the £200 million CAF Financial Solutions Limited (CFSL) mandate – its biggest-ever charity strategic partnership. CFSL is a subsidiary ofRead More

Float option

IPO in sights of Scotch Malt Whisky Society owner

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Mark Hunter: ‘privileged’ Artisanal Spirits Company, the owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, is considering a stock market flotation following a sharp rise in sales. The global membership groupRead More

Wealth deal

Mattioli Woods buys Caledonia Asset Management

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Charlotte Square head office of Caledonia Asset Management Mattioli Woods, the specialist wealth and asset management business, has acquired Edinburgh-based Caledonia Asset Management in a cash and shares deal worthRead More

Firms fear costs

Doubts spread over SNP’s Amazon tax plan

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A digital sales tax has been proposed Business leaders fear SNP plans to introduce an online sales tax would be another blow to recovery hopes and may force some firmsRead More

As jobs promised...

Sir Keir unable to mask slide in poll ratings

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Sir Keir Starmer wearing a mask gifted by Duke of Edinburgh Awards participants in Edinburgh ( pic: Terry Murden) Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was in Edinburgh on Friday toRead More

Wind farm deal

Methil boost as Harland & Wolff wins jacket work

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Former BiFab yard will construct the jackets Harland & Wolff will create 290 jobs at the former BiFab yard in Methill after securing a contract for wind turbine jackets onRead More

Oxford criticism

Hunter report ‘poor and superficial’ says economist

Tony Mackay
Tony Mackay: ‘the analysis is misleading’ A Scottish economist has criticised the recent report commissioned by Sir Tom Hunter, claiming that it shows a “poor understanding of the current stateRead More

IFS raises questions

Sturgeon manifesto plan ‘a difficult circle to square’

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Manifesto plan: Nicola Sturgeon confident in plans Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to splash billions of extra spending on the NHS while freezing income tax rates would be a “difficult circle toRead More