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Danny Alexander, the Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey has been made the Scottish Secretary in the new Conservative/Lib Dem coalition Cabinet.
As Nick Clegg’s chief of staff and the co-ordinator of the Lib Dem’s election campaign, his previous high profile roles might help assuage the doubts of Scots business people who fear that their concerns would not be heard at Cabinet level.
He faces a busy time in office. Already, the SNP are su
The Sunday Herald had a thought-provoking article yesterday that asked what effect the outcome of the election might have on Scottish business. Scottish business and the Labour government have benefited from good relationships over the last few years; not least because Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling are both based in Scottish constituencies. Although the Conservative Party won the largest amount of seats throughout the UK on Thursday, only one Conservative MP, David Mundell, was elected in Scotland. There are fears among some in the Scottish business community that this will mean that their interests are unlikely to be heard in any potential Conservat
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At the time of writing, on the morning after the general election, there are still a few results to come in but it looks certain that Britain is heading towards its first hung parliament since 1974. The Conservatives have the most seats but not enough for a majority. The Liberal Democrats failed to make the gains which their election campaign may have suggested but are in a good position to influence any legislation that a coalition government might make. The results have had an immediate effect on the markets with sterling taking a hit and the Footsie stumbling. The markets don’t like uncertainty and Miles Templeman, the director of the Institute of Directors has been quick to call for an end to what he calls ‘a political vacuum’. Whatever your political comple
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