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A digital newspaper front page with the headline "Cancellations, Confusion and Covid" in bold text, accompanied by a festive background featuring snow, a dimly lit high street, and a blurred image of a Christmas party table set for dinner but left empty.

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14 December 2021

Cancellations, Confusion and Covid: Another Bleak Midwinter for Scottish Businesses

Cast your minds back 12 months: strict rules around social gatherings; shuttered hospitality venues and…

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A mix of office desks, a ‘Now Hiring’ sign, and a work-from-home setup with a laptop; headline reads “Firms Must Be Resigned to Change”.

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5 December 2021

Firms must be resigned to change

There has been a lot of chatter about ‘The Great Resignation’ in recent weeks, but…

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Wind turbines and a hydrogen storage tank in the Scottish countryside with the headline "Scotland Sparks a Green Revolution with £10M Hydrogen Investment" superimposed in bold white letters.

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29 November 2021

Scotland Sparks a Green Revolution with £10M Hydrogen Investment

ARE WE finally COPPING on? Scotland gets nearly £10million for a state-of-the-art hydrogen storage facility…

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A square-format photo of a warmly lit high-street at dusk during the Christmas season: shop windows glow with festive decorations, a decorated tree stands in the distance, and crowds stroll past. Superimposed in large white serif letters is the headline: “Big Brands Battle for Festive Spotlight, but Local Shops Need Our Support More Than Ever.”

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22 November 2021

Big Brands Battle for Festive Spotlight, but Local Shops Need Our Support More Than Ever

As the last sparkler fizzled out on Guy Fawkes night, it seemed that Christmas lights…

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Image of protest signs, overflowing bins on Glasgow streets, and a worried commuter on a train platform, overlaid with the words “Strike Calls Are Taxing for Us All”.

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15 November 2021

Strike calls are taxing for us all

Experts are warning of a ‘winter of discontent’ in Scotland in the coming months as…

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A split-screen image showing world leaders asleep at a summit and Greta Thunberg rallying protestors in Glasgow during COP26, with social media icons overlayed.

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8 November 2021

Social media is bad snooze for leaders

COP26 is well and truly underway with the first week now complete and with the…

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An image of whisky barrels aging in a Scottish distillery with a rising thermometer overlay, symbolising climate change threats to the industry.

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1 November 2021

Heat’s on for barley aid to save whisky

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, aka COP26, kicked off in Glasgow yesterday. The…

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A frustrated nightclub bouncer holds up a phone displaying the COVID passport app, with a glitch warning. Background shows a lively Scottish venue queue under neon lights.

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25 October 2021

Clubs are so un’appy with passports

It can be hard to keep up with ever-changing legislation and last week was no…

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Illustration of a rocket launching over a Scottish landscape at dusk, with stars above and the headline “We’re boldly reaching out for the stars” overlayed.

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18 October 2021

We’re boldly reaching out for the stars

With more and more growing sectors emerging due to the rise of technology that was…

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Hospitality workers smiling at a team event outdoors, with the headline “Restaurant staff must be served well” overlaid across a warm autumnal background

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11 October 2021

Restaurant staff must be served well

As we all know, hospitality businesses have been hit hard over the last 17 months…

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Shaf Rasul is a Scottish entrepreneur, investor, and media commentator with a track record of building multimillion-pound businesses and mentoring the next generation of UK business leaders.

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Cancellations, Confusion and Covid: Another Bleak Midwinter for Scottish Businesses

Firms must be resigned to change

Scotland Sparks a Green Revolution with £10M Hydrogen Investment

Big Brands Battle for Festive Spotlight, but Local Shops Need Our Support More Than Ever

Strike calls are taxing for us all

Social media is bad snooze for leaders

Heat’s on for barley aid to save whisky

Clubs are so un’appy with passports

We’re boldly reaching out for the stars

Restaurant staff must be served well

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