It's fine if that borrowing is for investments in public health, early childhood development, telecoms, energy and so on - stuff that will either boost economic growth or reduce spending pressur… (View Post)

Those are all interesting ideas and arguments, particularly around wages for people in poorest parts of the country. Of course, that already happens with things like housing benefit, which is much hi… (View Post)

A grain of truth there - if we do get regional pricing then solar/wind becomes relatively less attractive in Scotland, given our already abundant power. There is a reason everyone in the Highlands is… (View Post)

FPT Yep, Scotland should be significantly cheaper. I guess they would go for a diluted version though, rather than a price that actually reflects transmission costs. It's difficult to see any do… (View Post)

In the interests of balance on sentencing, this 10-year stretch for the paddleboarder company owner feels excessive to me. I'm going on instinct here and have no detailed knowledge of the case o… (View Post)