Scottish Agenda: We can’t rely on bankers to curb bankers’ pay
The Labour government’s laissez-faire approach to executive pay was to assume the market’s hidden hand would do its work. From […]
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Scottish Agenda: Johnston Press refuses to be mouse in cat’s game
An intriguing game of cat and mouse is being played between the Scottish businessmen Ben Thomson, of Noble Group, Martin
Scottish Agenda: Further action against RBS casts shadow over the nation
A possible lawsuit against RBS and an FSA inquiry into its ABN Amro takeover affects not only Sir Fred Goodwin
Scottish Agenda: North Sea oil still has a platform for success
What is the future for North Sea oil and gas? Scotland’s North Sea oil and gas industry was, until fairly
Scottish Agenda: The revolving door that shuts out taxpayers
Is the taxpayer losing out in pre-packaged administrations that leave state-owned banks swallowing debts? Can we call pre-packaged administrations —
Scottish Agenda: Highlands will sink further if road plan axed
The Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser has been loudly banging the drum for the government to push ahead
Scottish Agenda: As patients rally, lifestyle changes are required
Sir John Gieve on moral hazard Last autumn, it was clear that something had to be done. After years of
Scottish Agenda: “Who you know” is paying off for Sir George
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know that makes all the difference in the discombobulated world of post-crash
Scottish Agenda: SPL would be foolish to put boot into Setanta
Scottish football managed to survive — just about — before the subscription broadcaster Setanta Sports first crossed the Irish Sea
Scottish Agenda: How about Fred the Shred to take the reins at SE?
I was all set to write this column on the shocking dearth of opportunities facing Scotland’s current crop of graduates.
Scottish Agenda: Archie Kane can’t croon away the unpalatable truth
In a Val Doonican-esque session, Archie Kane, Lloyds Banking Group’s most senior director north of the border, recently stressed that
Scottish Agenda: Green shoots of recovery or yellow weeds?
It is less that a month since it was confirmed that Scotland plunged into recession in the second half of
Scottish Agenda: Mandelson waters green seedlings of hope
Where the global economy is concerned, Lord Mandelson is an unreconstructed optimist. On a flying visit to Auld Reekie last
Scottish Agenda: Scotland’s got talent — but can we retain it?
Many of our native economists have a tendency to be insular. They often obsess about minor changes in the performance
Scottish Agenda: Salmond goes green in nuclear energy row
Ed Miliband desperately wants to persuade Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, to learn to stop worrying and love the .
Scottish Agenda: The Irish, not Obama, set the best example
The delicate art of handling recessions, which includes preserving a semblance of economic wellbeing without necessarily frightening the horses though
Scottish Agenda: disgraced RBS pair bank on a comeback
The pair of knights who lead RBS to destruction now pursuing BP roles: Sir Peter Sutherland and Sir Tom McKillop:
Scottish Agenda: As going gets tough, auld enemies get cosy
THERE’S nothing like an economic crisis for persuading warring political factions to bury the hatchet. When Alex Salmond and John
Scottish Agenda: Intensive care will scar sick banks
Scotland’s banks: UKFI’s dangerous balancing act What a disgrace and a laughing stock Scotland’s banks have become. Having had the
Scottish Agenda: Get used to a world that gives less credit
Fall of banks paints bleak future for Scotland’s economy “Meltdown Monday”, which saw the effective nationalisation of both Royal Bank
Scottish Agenda: Quiet assassins wait in the wings for bankers
An ousting is more likely to prove successful if shareholders gang up behind the scenes than if they shout their