Ian Fraser
@Ian_Fraser
Journalist and author of Shredded: Inside RBS The Bank That Broke Britain. ‘Read it & weep’ – @martinwolf_. Comms lead @FutureEconScot.
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Both of these people have PPEs from University of Oxford but it seems to have addled their brain cells.
#MarkLittlewood #LizTruss #PopCons
Post Office deceived barrister reviewing Horizon conviction, inquiry hears. Simon Clarke, who advised postal firm to stop prosecutions a decade ago, says key document was “deliberately withheld” from him. Jane Croft
theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…
Constraining litigation funders by cutting the number of cases they can take on might serve large corporates but it certainly wont be in claimants’ interests, writes Alan Bates, hero of #MrBatesVsThePostOffice theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
A bit more on BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Amol Rajan’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ moment. By Bill McGuire theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Andy Maciver Scotland’s chronically low investment has nothing to do with income tax. We’ve had the lowest investment in the OECD for decades, as has the UK
The problems lie elsewhere - lack of demand, austerity, short-termism, and a finance sector that’s allergic to productive investment
Mavisbank House, Scotland’s first palladian mansion, built by William Adam in 1723–7 and described by Historic Environment Scotland as “one of Scotland’s most important country houses”, has been saved thanks to £5.3m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
bbc.com/news/articles/…
Founded exactly a year ago Future Economy Scotland is the most exciting new policy institute to burst onto Scotland’s political and environmental scene (though I’m clearly biassed). For more, read Neil Mackay’s interview with co-founders Miriam Brett and Laurie Macfarlane plus thread below.