Alf Young

I doubt the Treasury team crafting Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement spent any time at all contemplating its impact on the next Scottish budget at Holyrood. But when she gets to her feet just days before

There were some barbed exchanges on Wednesday about the fate of Scotland’s only major oil refinery at Grangemouth when executives from its current owner Petroineos — a joint venture between Sir Jim

Humza Yousaf’s sudden conversion to a UK-wide solution faces serious obstacles and simply may not be deliverable

All eyes will be on Nicola Sturgeon as she gives evidence next week, although our cheeks are still burning after her sweary WhatsApp tirade

Will we ever see an effective national strategy from the Scottish National Party?

Who will take the place of Màiri McAllan, the economy secretary, while she is on maternity leave? The SNP line-up is hardly bursting with possibilities

The Scottish government’s latest cabinet secretary for wellbeing economy, net zero and energy, Màiri McAllan, has taken centre stage in the Holyrood debating chamber this past week. On Tuesday she

Fraser of Allander Institute takes on Schrödinger’s cat theory in row over size of the funding pot given by Jeremy Hunt at Westminster

The inclusion of the Chinese firm Mingyang Smart Energy Group on a list of investment recommendations has provoked concern about ‘hostile foreign actors’

Many of us remain unconvinced that devolution can, outwith the titles of serial government strategy documents, point to tangible evidence of economic transformation