No honesty in Budget about Brexit's economic damage
When the Chancellor of the UK Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers his budget on Wednesday, he will trumpet whatever sticking plaster measures he and his team come up with - but don't expect any honesty about the damage that Brexit is doing to the UK economy.
SNP leadership candidates respond to Business for Scotland's 10 key questions
Last week Business for Scotland wrote on behalf of our members to each of the candidates for the SNP leadership asking them to answer ten key questions about the economic policy, relations with business, EU membership, and independence. We would like to thank the candidates not only for their time and effort to respond within a tight deadline but also for calling to discuss our priorities in detail whilst also traversing the country attending hustings after hustings.
Business for Scotland seeks clarity from SNP leadership candidates on business and economic policy
Business for Scotland, the campaigning business network for pro-independence businesspeople, has written to all of the candidates in the SNP leadership race seeking clarity on how they intend to reset the SNP's relationship with business and to explain their business and economic vision for an independent Scotland.
The new economic case for independence - Five Key Takeaways
Business for Scotland didn't comment when the Sustainable Growth Commission report was published. It was too conservative for us on spending, undersold Scotland's economic potential - both for growth and in wellbeing terms - and the conditions for the introduction of a Scottish pound were overly restrictive.