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Kevin has co-founded, invested in and acted as an executive Director of two successful Scottish businesses employing over 200 people (M8 Group Ltd and Endura Ltd) and has held various non-executive Director and corporate advisory positions. He now acts as Chairman of These Islands, is Chairman of Lothian Broadband Networks Limited and is a Trustee of the Gifford Community Land Company.

Defence spending in GERS: anatomy of a myth

August 20, 2025 by Kevin Hague Leave a Comment

“Through an official government news release, Scotland’s Finance Secretary has created a false narrative which has now become an outright falsehood being promoted by SNP activists on social media. This should concern anybody interested in the problem of misinformation in political debate.”

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