Scottish Business Briefing - Monday 5 November, 2012
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View ArticleTop Tory faces new inquiry into ‘sex abuse’ claims
POLICE will today consider launching a new investigation into allegations of historic child sex abuse involving a Tory grandee from the Thatcher era.The children’s commissioner for Wales, Keith Towler,...
View ArticleMorning Briefing: Hibs legend Gordon Durie tells of mysterious illness
FOOTBALL legend and former Hibs forward Gordon Durie has spoken of the mysterious illness which forced him to step down as East Fife boss.The 46-year-old – known as Jukebox – feared he had suffered a...
View ArticleImages of Scotland: Edinburgh’s Princes Street from the Scott monument
Ian McCracken shot this recent image from the top of the Scott monument in Edinburgh and shows the view west over Princes Street. He says the climb up 287 steps was well worth...
View ArticleAlbum review: Robbie Williams: Take the Crown
HIS latest album title suggests Robbie Williams is seeking someone to relieve him of his pop prince burden. Given the quality, that shouldn’t be hard.Robbie Williams: Take the CrownIsland, £12.99* *...
View ArticleHSBC profits hit by PPI and money-laundering costs
The rising tide of financial penalties among Britain’s banks continued to swell today as HSBC revealed additional charges for money-laundering breaches and mis-sold payment protection insurance...
View ArticleWeir confident about full-year results despite weak third quarter
Engineering firm Weir Group today revealed a drop in orders during the third quarter but said it expects to deliver full-year profits in line with City forecasts.The Glasgow-based group said orders...
View ArticleSocial media issues have added to the already busy workloads for Scottish...
EMPLOYMENT lawyers can’t remember a time when there has been so much focus on their sector. “In the last 12 months, the amount of consultations coming from government has been unprecedented,” says Sean...
View ArticleService sector growth weakens
The services sector grew at its weakest pace in two years in October, highlighting the underlying difficulties facing the economy.The Markit/Cips services PMI posted a weaker-than-expected 50.6 in...
View ArticleBrian Ferguson: Aberfeldy Festival is just the start for Perthshire’s success...
Let’s be honest about it, Perthshire has never seemed the most fashionable corner of Scotland. To me, it was always the kind of place you stopped briefly en route to or returning from the “real...
View ArticleTheatre review: Glasgow Girls
IMAGINE a modern fairytale, based on a real-life story. It’s not that it has a happy ending. It’s not that the struggle it describes – for justice, truth, happiness, reunion – is neatly...
View ArticleAlistair Darling use lecture to outline case against Scottish independence
FORMER Chancellor Alistair Darling is to deliver a keynote speech later this week on Scotland’s place within the UK when he is expected to set out more details of the case against independence. Mr...
View ArticleTrams to run to airport this month (but you still can’t get on one)
TRAMS will run on the streets of Edinburgh for the first time later this month – with safety warnings handed out to pedestrians in advance.A series of test runs will get under way after overhead power...
View ArticleHelen Martin: Show a Lidl less snobbery please
I HAVE some friends and relatives who are expert gift buyers. They just have the knack of choosing the right thing for the right person, a talent that cannot be overrated in the run-up to...
View ArticleLynne McCrossan: Scanlan follows a thread to see surge in demand
ONCE in every generation a designer puts their finger on the pulse of fashion and it resonates with wearers around the world. Barbara Hulanicki did it in the 60s, Ossie Clark in the 60s and 70s and...
View ArticleTalk of the Town: Rezillos aren’t all washed out yet
WITH their irreverant glam rock look, they became punk legends after forming in the Capital in the mid-70s.But while the line up has changed, The Rezillos name still carries enough weight to make them...
View ArticleKey bridge part arrives
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was today due to witness a key part of the new Forth Replacement Crossing being put in place.A massive cylindrical “cofferdam” will be placed in position on Beamer...
View Article‘An important psychological milestone’
It’s the moment that we have been waiting for since the return of Edinburgh’s trams was first announced 13 years ago.On Monday, November 26, the first tram will roll out of the tram depot at Gogar...
View ArticleMichael Weir: Fenlon should be proud of points tally
To be sitting in second place in the SPL after the despair from last year is a testament to the character of the players and management of Hibernian Football Club.No matter what happens between now...
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