EXPOSED: £40M SHORTFALL ON L&BTT The SNP’s flagship property tax is facing a huge shortfall in its first year, official figures show. Evidence presented to the F…
BANKS ‘TURN DOWN £151.5M OF SCOTS SME LOAN REQUESTS’ Banks rejected up to £151.5 million of credit applications from SMEs in Scotland, according to analysis by alternative SME lender…
JE SUIS DEISEL: Honey McBee, still with Paris. Tuesday 24 November: The aftermath of Paris and all its ramifications is still with us. Brussels in lockdown, life suspended, susp…
NEW HOLYROOD ALLOWANCES? TAKE THE SWILL FROM THE WESTMINSTER TROUGH! KEN HOUSTON MSPs at Holyrood have just awarded themselves an additional £3 million annual “bonus”, although they don’t q…
JOHN McGURK: A LESSON IN PEOPLE POWER VERSUS PROFIT JOHN MCGURK The struggle of small retail businesses fighting against being squeezed out of existence has never been more appar…