Insights

Fasten your seatbelts….
This week I read with interest about a clinical trial that took place in Chile to see if Sildenafil could...
2021 – Good riddance!
For the first time in my life I am looking forward to seeing Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham on telly...
Flat fizz
Much has been made of the reduction in duty for sparkling wines, including Champagne, in the Budget last week. Until...
What’s in a name?
Changing a brand seems to be a rite of passage for businesses. There are countless examples such as Marathon becoming...
We need to get back to reality
It was just before Christmas that I sent the last of these missives and what has happened since then? Not...
That Was The Year That Was
Some of you may recognise the heading of this piece as a pun on a satirical TV show from the...
October 2020 Amendment
Further to Steve’s recent Informing You, we would like to clarify HMRC’s position regarding the sale of second homes and...
Musings From House Arrest
Firstly, I trust you are all keeping your spirits up, although of course in Scotland, spirits of the liquid kind...
Lucre needn’t be filthy
At times like this I believe you have to look to the future and that is what I intend to...
A BRAVE NEW WORLD?
So, how are you coping? Well, I hope. It is remarkable how quickly this new world we find ourselves in...
Sometimes inactions speak louder than words
I had to listen to the Budget whilst driving back from Birmingham yesterday. I had anticipated being back in the...