Scientist questions Scottish Government over research practices
A leading research scientist is calling for a full investigation into the Scottish Government’s approach to funding research and development […]
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Scourge of the ‘Pinstripe Scargills’: Vince Cable has the policies to help Britain. But will he get the chance to implement them?
The Ask The Chancellors debate featuring Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable got the Twitterati into such a lather
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THE era of commercial wave farms off Scotland’s coast has come a step closer following ScottishPower Renewables’ purchase of a
Funding mergers and acquisitions post-credit crunch
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Adam & Company board cleared out as Royal Bank takes control
The Royal Bank of Scotland has seized operational and boardroom control of subsidiary Adam & Company and purged the private
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Walter Scott financier cashes in as Mellon exit deal nears completion
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Disappointed Murray lieutenant makes exit from debt-laden empire
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Potential vendors are waiting for a recovery, potential acquirers are waiting for the bottom of the market and, as Ian
Scotland’s finance sector faces “lost decade” thanks to bank collapses, says Item Club
Item Club reveals extent of slump and says output won’t recover until 2015 Scotland’s finance sector has been condemned to
The unanswered questions around the emergency HBOS cash call
Just four months before its humiliating collapse into the arms of Lloyds, HBOS’s chairman assured shareholders it had sufficient funds
Inquiry asks if HBOS misled over rights issue
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Torrent of property projects slows to a dribble as lending dries up
The crisis at Scotland’s two largest banks last October has cast a long shadow over the country’s commercial property market
Firms adapt to hard times as revenues fall
Professional services firms in Scotland have suffered real pain as a result of the near-collapse of the country’s two biggest
Hopes pinned on foreign links
Scotland may be separated from Shanghai by 5,000 miles but this has not prevented the nation’s universities from emerging as
Director’s deal sends Ury sale into the rough
Savills unable to sell estate after previous owner granted agricultural tenancy to one of their own directors The estate agent
STV to countersue in ITV network power struggle
A legal dispute between STV and ITV will intensify this week, with the Glasgow-based broadcaster expected to seek £40m in compensation from the national
FTSE 100 rise ‘based on fraud’
The rally in the FTSE 100 index is a “dash for trash” based on “fraud” that is likely to be
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