CE and Management Team Blogs

19 Jan 2022

It is time to plan for life beyond restrictions

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce When Professor Jason Leitch warned last week that there will be further C…

12 Jan 2022

City can thrive if it meets ‘three grand challenges’

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Early in December, the eight local authorities that make up the Glasgow C…

05 Jan 2022

Why there are reasons to be cheerful about future of Glasgow

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce   Never has it felt more necessary to start a new year with optimism. Thi…

29 Dec 2021

Can we reassess risk profile after Omicron wave?

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce    As this year draws to a close, we are repeating the familiar arguments…

22 Dec 2021

Scottish business has lost a true giant with Vic Emery’s passing

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce  Losing Vic Emery OBE to a car accident on Saturday has been a shock to t…

15 Dec 2021

How quickly the Scottish Budget has aged

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce  How quickly the Scottish Budget has aged.  Written with business growth …