Economy
What now for Greece and the euro?
Five likely consequences of Sunday’s historic No vote in the Greek referendum are set out here by a German social democrat as the fates of Greece, the eurozone and Europe hang together in the balance
Greece’s euro vote matters for the UK referendum too
Ahead of the Greek – and UK – referendum Angus Armstrong argues that a strong EU including Greece is in Britain’s interest
Greece’s uncertain future in the euro
“Bean-counting has brought short-termism to Europe,” an expert on European integration says of the deeply flawed Eurozone and its leaders’ approach to the unfolding Greek tragedy.
Tories back wrong horses on energy
The new UK energy secretary, Amber Rudd, is backing the wrong policy options – ignoring wind but going for nuclear and fracking, two Scottish experts argue.
Too early to privatise the Green Investment Bank?
The “greenest of all” UK government’s signal it wants to privatise the GIB adds weight to the suggestion it is not a long-term investor in renewables after all.
If the eurozone survives the Greek crisis it can come through stronger
The EU and Eurozone owe it to history and its long-suffering people to ensure that Greece remains an integral part of both.

‘Radical’ land reform that isn’t
You might be forgiven for thinking that the rules regarding a patch of land north and south of the Anglo-Scottish border do not vary greatly, but in fact they are governed by completely different legal…
Give Scotland the power to go greener
The Scottish Government is under attack for failing to meet its climate change targets but David Toke argues it should be given more powers to invest in renewables.
The profligacy myth that stymied the UK and EU economies thrice over
The myth that Labour over-spending “caused” the financial crash and recession of 2008 has had damaging consequences for the British and European economies. Ray Perman examines three deleterious side-effects.
Franco-German Social Democrat plan to revive EU
The French and German economy ministers have come up with some radical ideas to get the EU out of its trough – and offer the Tories a way out of their membership renegotiation impasse.

Double crossings: the Queensferry Crossing and the future of Scottish engineering
The Queensferry or Second Forth Crossing is no triumph of Scottish engineering but, rather, a reflection of globalisation. George Rosie reports on – and laments – how very few Scottish firms are engaged in building…
Tests for Scotland’s anti-austerity credentials
As with their counterparts in other parts of the UK and beyond, Scotland’s public-sector workers are more and more sceptical about the willingness of the SNP to go beyond mere rhetoric. Following the experience of…
