The Herald has had a bad, hopefully terminal weekend, as its political writers find themselves up to their armpits in shit after chasing what they thought was easy prey in the form of Alex Salmond.
However, they’re not all bad at the Herald, and we feel it is our duty to save what can be saved for a future Scottish press. So, once more, our graphics ‘man’ has reconstructed the above business page, free-of-charge, and our researchers have put together some of the key points which readers need to hear. I feel sure McConnell can learn. Here they are:
The latest Royal Bank of Scotland purchasing managers index (PMI) found an expansion in production was offset by a mild decline in services activity.
Overall new business increased for the second month running.
Firms expressed greater confidence that activity would rise over the coming 12 months.
The level of positive sentiment was the highest since June 2018.
See? Easy?
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Well I know what the Herald’s front page will be tomorrow and it will have nothing to do with industry !.
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I noticed one of the letters in today’s Herald stated that SMEs had been hammered by the SG’s tax regime or words along those lines. Not exactly accurate. Quite the opposite in fact is it not?
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Yes. Feel sure I’ve posted on that. Link to the letter?
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Letter is behind paywall but here is a copy of it. I have removed the sender’s details but he came from Edinburgh
“”THE question has to be asked: does the entire political class hate small business?
The Scottish Finance Secretary has announced a near-25 per cent rise in business rates between the coming tax year starting next month and the year 23/24. That averages out to a rise of more than seven per cent per year.
Next month’s annual rise in the minimum wage for 25-year-olds and above is 6.2 per cent. When the minimum wage rises the increase propagates up the work ladder, as the team leader will expect to keep their differential and above them the manager likewise. And then it propagates between companies even if they are paying well over the minimum wage, as they compete for the same employees.
At the same time, as a result of the coronavirus and the reaction to its spread, this year there is likely to be an economic downturn.
These rises are dumped on small businesses by well-remunerated politicians, who don’t have to worry about making a profit in order to pay their own bills.””
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Kind of responded earlier with this:
https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2020/03/05/storm-as-scottish-businesses-forget-the-1-79-billion-theyve-already-had-from-snp-government/
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