Tide of protectionism makes economic life precarious
It is going to be a hard road to haul to achieve the great Britain of Brexit dreams, writes Geoff Kitney. In all the discussion about what sort of Britain will emerge…
Beyond Brexit
Between the Rock and a hard Brexit
Murray Ritchie explains why Scottish nationalists are smiling. Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon could be forgiven if she let out a shout of delight when the Spanish let it be known they…
Today the UK is in a state of consistency
In the week leading up to delivery of the Brexit divorce letter, public opinion in the UK appeared to be a strange mix of short-term pragmatism and long-term pessimism, writes John Egan….
Aviation caught in battle of Brexit
A sector that in 2015 contributed £55bn to UK GDP and supported 945,000 jobs is calling for air transport not to be caught up in any “horse-trading” that might take place in…
The SNP prepares to back off the EU – for now
Being seen to go cold on the European Union will annoy many in the SNP’s mainstream but Nicola Sturgeon’s personal standing and unchallenged authority should be enough to pacify critics, says Murray…
I like the way I map things out
When you think somebody is being irrational, cruel or stupid it’s useful to ask yourself a simple question, David Rawlings says. ‘What must the world look like from inside that person’s head for…
Industrial strategy and innovation across the UK
As the United Kingdom steams towards Brexit, much attention is directed at the process of leaving. But where is the country heading? A House of Lords committee asks if the UK is really…
Can the North Sea’s good times roll again?
Oil operators seeking significant tax breaks to boost activity were disappointed this week when the chancellor instead bought time by setting up a committee, Murray Richie reports. Just as the UK’s offshore…
The no man’s land that is now the ‘sensible centre’
Political leaders failed dismally to recognise that radical political and economic changes were making their constituents increasingly uneasy, Geoff Kitney writes. When Donald Trump delivered his landmark, first speech to the United…
Higher education: Global Britain needs Europe
Almost four out of five leaders in the fields of education, arts, science and culture across 13 nations believe the UK’s exit from the EU will have a negative impact on their sector, the British Council’s…