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Stephen Boyd

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 4, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Herald Scotland
Top 50K sites
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Stephen Boyd

    Fragmented representation is hindering Scottish Government's engagement with business (opens the original)

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    Better resourced and consolidated institutions could boost engagement between government and business community During my time in the Scottish Government I witnessed ministers and officials constantly fretting about their relationship with the business community. It was held as self-evident that government was unable to engage effectively and challenging this orthodoxy could be risky. Indeed, it was regarded as a mark of an official’s maturity and seriousness they could acknowledge the inability

  2. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Stephen Boyd

    'Scotland must break workplace barriers to widen opportunity for all' (opens the original)

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    Maximising the potential of all is an imperative that must not be derailed by opposition to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Imay have had a professional interest in the Scottish economy for more than 20 years but there’s nothing quite like a young person entering the labour market for the first time to focus the mind on its various challenges. Like many young people at this juncture, our eldest didn’t find things easy after leaving university. However, following a period in temporary part-time

  3. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Stephen Boyd

    Should Scotland worry about economic growth as its population ages? (opens the original)

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    Economics can be counter intuitive. For instance, saving is desirable and necessary to fund the investment on which future prosperity depends. But Keynes explained why too much saving in the short-run can make society poorer. This is the "paradox of thrift". Over a century earlier, Ricardo had described how two countries can mutually benefit from trade even if one country is more efficient at producing every tradable good. This is "comparative advantage", an ostensibly simple concept that seems

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