By Brian Monteith – 4 minute read WHAT IS IT about so much of Scottish media news reporting that they have to see everything through the prism of nationalism? Why do so many journalists and commentators lose their analytical and critical faculties in the process? The temptation to present anything that has its origins in [...]
By Brian Monteith – 1 minute read – The FCA has said there is nothing to be concerned about following its initial review of the political debanking scandal - but it's a slam-dunk example of what has become known as an "MRDA" – meaning, 'Mandy Rice-Davies Applies'.
By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read I AM NOT a regular reader of the New Statesman but was drawn to a recent article claiming the tax system embeds wealth – ignoring the evidence the UK is not the unequal nation so many claim, here's how...
By Ewen Stewart – 6 minute read – WE ARE tossing aside the pillars that made us free, affluent and prosperous – for the whims of policymakers fixated by short term expediency and cowardice. As others create and grow we urgently need to rediscover the bedrock of what made our civilisation prosper so mightily.
By Ewen Stewart – 6 minute read – This country faces a new existential challenge. In comparison, Brexit is small beer...
