Chamber Blogs

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…

23 Jun 2021

Time to set schedule for ending restrictions

By Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce   Last Tuesday New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo lifted almost all coronav…