This week’s Holyrood business has inevitably been dominated by budget negotiations – a real baptism of fire for new Finance Secretary Kate Forbes MSP.

On moving to Edinburgh as a child, my first impression was that it seemed complete. It was like a drawing where all the elements and perspective fitted together perfectly. 

Boris Johnson completed his first substantive reshuffle this week although Chancellor Sajid Javid arguably stole the limelight with an unexpected 11th hour resignation. 

Scotland is proud of its rich history of intellectual and scientific accomplishments.  Once more, we find ourselves looking to innovators with entrepreneurial spirit. 

Even though it’s the time of the year for love (Happy Valentine’s Day by the way), there wasn’t much shown by Boris Johnson yesterday.

It was Barack Obama who pointed out that the challenges of the 21st century could not be met without collective action.

I’m sure visitors to the city now have the same formative view with the castle as the ­centrepiece and the logic and symmetry of the adjacent New Town.

It feels like we should be starting with And Finally… in this week’s Insider, as finally, at 11pm tonight, the UK will formally leave the EU.

Boris Johnson has said the UK has “crossed the Brexit finish line” after the UK Parliament passed legislation implemented the withdrawal deal this week.

Employee engagement is still a hot topic in 2020. As margins are squeezed and businesses look to increase their productivity, a motivated, positive workforce is a big plus.

The UK government has formally rejected a call from Scotland’s first minister for a second independence referendum.

As students across Scotland prepare to receive their exam results, I hope it means they can study a subject that inspires them. 

My childhood dreams were all about being on stage. From pantomimes to amateur theatre groups to exams, I loved every minute

In 15 days’ time we will be ­making our way to the polls for the tenth time in nine years.

Like many who grew up in the 1980s, school for me was the building where I attended each weekday, was moved along corridors by prefects and herded by teachers into classrooms

For the first time since 2008 and the global recession, housing completions in Scotland have exceeded 20,000 per year.

In a world that revolves around “Instagrammable” content and hashtags for every occasion, social media is a vital tool in shaping reputations and brand building.

Scotland has a gift for innovation. It’s in our DNA. From penicillin and ultrasound to refrigeration and Watt’s improvements to the steam engine – it is central to our story.

Like many children, I liked ­playing with Lego and creating my own buildings, but it wasn’t until I started watching Grand Designs on TV that I realised how much I was really interested in construction.

Hands up if you’ve heard about the urgent need for new homes?  Chances are most of the business community have seen a headline or three about the UK government’s ambition