Talking-up Scotland

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From Insider today:

‘Confidence among small businesses in Scotland has risen to its highest level since 2015, according to research out today. A recovery in the oil and gas sector and strong trading being seen by many firms in the tourism sector is thought to be behind the improvement in sentiment.’

https://www.insider.co.uk/news/fsb-confidence-index-smes-scotland-12793047

There has been a steady flow of reports on the robust nature of the Scottish economy, here. See these recent examples:

Scottish businesses more likely to be stable than those in rest of UK: News from a parallel universe unknown to our mainstream media

Scottish Government supports economy with new business rates unique in UK

Scottish business confidence higher than in any other region of UK

‘Gales of creative destruction’ as Scottish small businesses get 50% of public sector spend? In the ‘UK’, it’s only 19%.

Business confidence high across Scotland. 80% of Highlands and Islands businesses optimistic about future