CE and Management Team Blogs

04 Aug 2021

For the sake of city centres, companies must have final say on home working

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce  Given the fatigue I have seen on the faces of some of our most energetic…

28 Jul 2021

Why we must pay attention to our foundational economy

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce   The economic damage from coronavirus has not been spread evenly across …

21 Jul 2021

City centre needs 9 August green light

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce   In my neighbourhood there are several businesses I am relieved to see h…

14 Jul 2021

Need for a Scottish aviation strategy

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce  With the Scottish Government’s announcement last week of a new advisory …

07 Jul 2021

Time to take economic harms to heart

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce   Last week the job retention scheme began its gradual winding down, with…

30 Jun 2021

Return to offices can’t come soon enough

By Richard Muir, Deputy Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce   With Scotland aiming to remove all its major legal Covid restricti…