BBC Scotland Business website is so short of real business reports they’ve had to pad out with three repeats from the Politics site. Surely Douglas Fraser checks out the business mags for this kind of thing:

From Insider today:

More than 90% of rural business owners are confident they can reopen safely after Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, according to a report by Scottish Land and Estates (SLE). The survey of 250 firms found 56% are confident they can reopen all of their business safely, while 36% are confident part of their business can restart while adhering to social distancing measures. The businesses questioned ranged from the tourism to farming sectors, with little variation in confidence.

https://www.insider.co.uk/news/nine-10-rural-businesses-say-22063252

Too cheerful?