try finding this in any of their news bulletins or current affairs programs where it received more than 5 seconds sandwiched between 24/7 doom and gloom. . Foreign investment projects in Scotland have risen by 7% in the past year, according to business consultancy EY. It found that Scotland retained its position as the second most attractive part of the UK for foreign direct investment (FDI), after London. The research found evidence that the UK as a whole was losing ground to France with foreign investors. The report covers 2017, which is the third consecutive year in which Scottish FDI has set a new high. The EY Business identified 116 projects, up from 108 in 2016. There was also a marked increase in research and development projects. The increase of 70% confirms Scotland as the best-performing part of the UK in this area, with Scotland's share representing 24% of the UK total. No guarantee EY senior partner in Scotland, Mark Harvey, said: "Scotland has demonstrated an outstanding ability to attract and drive sustained growth of FDI. "However, the performance of the UK as a whole within Europe is a signal that competition for FDI projects is intensifying and our previous levels of attractiveness are not guaranteed to continue." He added: "Economic growth (in Scotland) is positive, but sluggish, and access to labour is a recurring challenge that makes it more difficult to expand operations. "Scotland must work increasingly hard, with private and public sectors in partnership, to ensure the pipeline of talent, skills and experience is strong enough to drive business and economic growth in the future." The research identified potential challenges to the UK in maintaining its leading position in Europe for attracting inward investment. Paris overtook London for the first time when investors were asked name the most attractive city to locate projects. University cities Outside London, the research indicated that a reputation for academic research was important in attracting new projects. Edinburgh edged ahead of Glasgow to become the third most attractive city in the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-44436779
tourists numbers from the EU fell by 5-7% in the uk last year but has risen by 25% in the same period up here. yer sending the wrong signals folks.
Always interesting to follow the trail with people, close the door now, I am alright!? https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-b...y-to-drop-brexit-red-lines-idUKKCN1PD08K?il=0 “Brexit would become meaningless. We wouldn’t be leaving the European Union, we would be staying in the European Union,” Suella Braverman told the BBC. Braverman was born to Christie and Uma Fernandes,who had emigrated to Britain in the 1960s from Kenya and Mauritius.
Just curious at to how much of that is influenced by Scotland being part of the UK, would it be the same, worse or better out of the UK.
in 2005 the uk was booming. yet, over the decades we had declined to not only being the poorest country in the west. but having the most violent city in the west. crime is also at a 45 year low. we where part of the union then too.
and being part of the EU. and with a lil understanding of devolution, you could could add, despite being part of the UK.
Scotland is still part of the UK, i'm still part of the uk. who gets to comment on these threads? remember loz's how to enjoy yer forum experience thread? may i sugest you do it, you have been telling some the same over the last week or so. chill, or bugger off. your choice.
Parliament seems incapable of finding a deal that commands a majority so extending Art. 50 seems pointless. There is not enough support for a second referendum and there will not be an election. So that leaves Brexit on March 29th without a deal. Sadly the fools in parliament have now curbed the governments resources to prepare for it. Nice work guys, remind me to write "bollox" on the next election ballot paper please.
If the referendum is overturned in any way, I intend to write ( please do not send anymore of this junk mail to this address) on my voting paper and send a copy to my mp.
where did you learnt to count? but finally a good good idea, lets make the damage proportional too. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b&q=scotland+worst+hit+by+brexit
