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Colin Borland

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Flame-haired Adonis. Renowned wit. Deluded.

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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Whether it’s tough budget choices to fill the government’s £5bn black hole, or moves to fill the family fridge affordably, the test for any policy must be what the actual impact will be on the actual economy that we are all working so hard to revive." ⬇️
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If the number of people employed in small businesses increased by just 2%, that would mean an extra 19,000 jobs in our economy. @colinborland.bsky.social writes in @heraldscotland.bsky.social about the huge potential of Scotland's 380,000 small businesses. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2658...
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What I told MSPs about the £5bn question facing Scotland's economy
Colin Borland reflects on appearing before Holyrood's Finance Committee and argues that backing Scotland's small businesses is the best…
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Scottish Government's food price cap plans have not been properly thought through. They would have knock-on effects on small businesses in the food supply chain as well as hitting some independent traders, as @colinborland.bsky.social told The Scottish Sun. go.fsb.org.uk/4xFFmb7
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Swinney's food price cap could kill off hundreds of Scots corner shops
JOHN Swinney’s flagship food price caps plans could shutter hundreds of corner shops, industry experts have warned. Grocers under brands including Best-one, Day-Today, SPAR, and Premier could be hi…
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More here: www.fsb.org.uk/media-centre...
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The business rates system in Scotland is complex, opaque and ripe for reform, our Scotland Director @colinborland.bsky.social has told the Scottish Parliament's Finance and Public Administration Committee.
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There were some potentially good things for small businesses in the Programme for Government, such as procurement reform and the Apprenticeship Accelerator Grant. However, there were also grounds for concern and missed opportunities. Overall, they will be underwhelmed.
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The future of our high streets can be bright. That was clear when our @colinborland.bsky.social and Garry Clark joined @graemedowniemp.bsky.social MP on a tour of Dunfermline. Key is supporting independent businesses who want to be there, including fixing business rates and easy planning processes.
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
While we're all dreaming of a World Cup giant killing... can we recommend @colinborland.bsky.social's Herald column. How AI is helping the 'wee guys' compete in business and how the government can support that. go.fsb.org.uk/4aOrbbe
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Scottish football's giant-killer teaches an AI lesson to small businesses
It’s a lesson in how smart use of technology can transform your results
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Just like Hearts' use of data analytics, AI has the potential to help small businesses work smarter, develop their performance and compete more effectively against the traditional giants." Me for @fsbscotland.bsky.social in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2621...
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Scottish football's giant-killer teaches an AI lesson to small businesses
It’s a lesson in how smart use of technology can transform your results
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Why more of the same from the new Scottish Government will not wash. @colinborland.bsky.social has written in @heraldscotland.bsky.social about tackling the £5bn hole in Scotland's public finances and practical steps which could kickstart economic growth. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2613077...
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Change has to happen as new Scottish Cabinet gets down to work
New faces in parliament and around Scottish Cabinet table should bring fresh perspectives
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Get yourself over here for some live Friday Night progressive house vinyl action: youtube.com/@acidajmusic...
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ACID AJ
DJ / Producer from Glasgow Scotland
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
For far too long, Scotland’s small businesses have suffered at the hands of unscrupulous big customers who want to use them as a free overdraft. @colinborland.bsky.social, our FSB Scotland Director, welcomes today's commitment to legislate on the scourge of late payment.
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Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) @fsb-uk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🏆 Get up to speed with all the most important small business news of the week in FSB's Weekly Brief newsletter, out now 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/employ...
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Employment Rights, cyber security, energy costs, upcoming elections, Scotland apprenticeships, ONS survey
Government warned more talks needed over new employment law Leading business groups, including FSB and CBI, are calling for better dialogue with the Government and unions over the implementation of as...
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
⚖️ Disputes are inevitable in business, but how do you settle them? 🗣️ If you run a business, we want to know how you go about it, or how you would respond if you found yourself at loggerheads. 💷 Fill out our survey for a chance to win £200. 👇 about.fsbbigvoice.uk/SettlingDisp...
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Our Scotland Director @colinborland.bsky.social has joined IoD Scotland, @prosperscot.bsky.social, Scottish Chambers of Commerce and CBI Scotland in signing a letter in @thetimes.com urging the next Scot Gov to prioritise the needs of business in order to grow the economy. shorturl.at/tIJgv
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Times letters: Concern over the creation of online hospitals
Sir, The trend towards remote medical consultations is of considerable concern. From my first day as a clinical medical student in 1969, the principles of good
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The Forsyth Building which was destroyed by Glasgow's Union Street fire housed a thriving community of small businesses. Two weeks on, a positive debate is also emerging about how best to regenerate the area and support its small business. go.fsb.org.uk/4lPh3n1
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Glasgow can't afford to lose small businesses to the flames of Union Street
It has been devastating for those businesses that lost everything in the flames, and for many more in the surrounding area
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Small businesses in Glasgow need a fire recovery fund similar to the one established after the Glasgow School of Art fire in 2018. Thanks to BBC Radio Scotland for talking to FSB's @colinborland.bsky.social about the many challenges they face.
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Great to be invited to take part in this cracking event. Fellow panellists, chair & venue all top drawer - just wish we had more actual announcements to pick through….
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Ian McConnell @mrianmcconnell.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
♦️Key takeaways from The Herald's Spring Statement business breakfast event @heraldscotland.bsky.social ⬇️ www.heraldscotland.com/news/2590854...
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Key takeaways from The Herald's Spring Statement business breakfast event
Yesterday's statement from the Chancellor was widely hailed as "boring", but there was plenty of food for thought this morning
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Rising business rates are adding to cost pressures which mean a third of Scottish small firms expect to shrink or close in the next year. We are asking all our political parties to commit to continuing the "lifeline" Small Business Bonus Scheme and review eligibility thresholds.
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Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) @fsb-uk.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🏦 From your bank’s customer service levels, to receiving a payment, overdrafts, and loans - we want to hear your views in our latest survey to help shape the future of banking for small businesses. Find out more, and how respondents have the chance to win £200 👇 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-s...
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Time to shape the future of banking for small businesses
A bank account is a basic necessity for a business of any size, but how happy are you with the service you receive from your bank? From the basic ability to send or receive a payment, to overdrafts, l...
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
There's a lot coming down the road at business owners at the end of next month - what to expect and what can be done about it, in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
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Can the Spring Forecast bring fresh hope for Scottish businesses?
Colin Borland of the Federation of Small Businesses takes a look ahead to next month's Spring Forecast from the UK Government
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Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) @fsb-uk.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🗞️📣 Read all about it! All the most important small business news of the week in the latest edition of the Weekly Brief 👇 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/cost-p...
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Cost pressures, GDP, local spending, Scotland Manifesto, banking survey, apprenticeship week, terrorism legislation
Small firms face pandemic-level pressures as April costs threat looms FSB has called on the Government to act fast after a report from the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee found that smal...
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Good news for small businesses! The Scottish Parliament has passed the Community Wealth Building Bill with important FSB amendments. That means councils, health boards and other public organisations will have to set targets for increasing spending with small and local businesses.
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Wow. Where did January go? A very busy start to the year at FSB Scotland. Lots of networking and lots of advocating for business rates relief for small businesses. Watch out for our Scottish Parliament elections manifesto soon. #backingsmallbusiness
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A shocking - if too common - story. Time to treat small business owners more like consumers - not like multinationals running a steel mill. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @fsbscotland.bsky.social
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Buckie ice cream maker's bitter taste of the energy market
A phone call from an energy broker on his first day in business led to Richard Simpson paying over the odds.
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Small business owners in Scotland — a quick but important reminder 👇 If you’re concerned about your business rates revaluation, you have until 20 February to raise this with your local Assessor and provide evidence. Check out our updated business rates guide here. www.fsb.org.uk/membership/a...
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
'Its future can’t lie in turning the clock back to the 1950s, or indeed the nineteenth century.' @colinborland.bsky.social writes in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the future of Scotland's high streets and the need for fresh thinking. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2579...
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Saving Scotland's high streets requires more than retail, restaurants and pubs
Town centres require more than retail, restaurants and pubs to succeed in today's society
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
An interesting read in The Daily Business about the challenges facing our high streets. It features our Scotland Director @colinborland.bsky.social's evidence to the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee. dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
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Tax failure and neglect leave high streets in peril – Daily Business
Changes to the tax regime and heeding the demands of investors and business owners are vital if Scotland's neglected and struggling town centres are to be revived, MPs have been told.
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FSB Scotland @fsbscotland.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Our Scotland Director @colinborland.bsky.social told @kieranandrews.bsky.social at Representing Border why the Scottish Budget did not go far enough to support the 350,000-plus small businesses which drive our national economy.
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
If the Finance Secretary were to be visited by the ghost of Christmas yet to come, which vision of the high street would they show her? A desolate desert, or a thriving town? Depends on her rates budget calls. Me, in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2570...
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
As we brace ourselves for Wednesday's Budget, why Rachel Reeves should take inspiration from Clarke (Steve, not Ken): www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @fsbscotland.bsky.social
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Crunch time looms as firms brace for Budget decisions
Media management has long been a part of the rituals of the Budget but this year's frenzy of speculation has been at a different level
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Textbook Sunday afternoon - and still got the Saudi GP to look forward to at 6…
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Scotland's self-employed contribute £15bn a year to the economy - it's time they were shown some proper respect. Me in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social ... www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2502...
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We dismiss the self-employed at our own peril
More young people than ever want to work for themselves in the future, and we need to make it easier for them to do so
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
It’s been a while, so here’s a nice new half hour of new(ish) tunes to perk up your back-to-work-tomorrow Sunday night… youtu.be/PgSfIkiA_J4?...
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DJ Race - 1 March 2025 - New Melodic and Progressive House Tunes
YouTube video by DJ Race - Glasgow DJ
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Part 2 - finishing up with, in his words, some “utter bangers”… www.mixcloud.com/DJ_Chunky/dj...
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Dj Race - 28 Feb - Practice Part 2 - Progressive And Melodic House
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
A quick half hour from the lad to kick off your Saturday night… www.mixcloud.com/DJ_Chunky/dj...
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Dj Race - 28 Feb - Progressive And Melodic House
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Anyone know what to do when your iPhone music app decides to randomly swap round all your album art? (Although it is quite entertainingly surreal - especially if you have all sorts of tunes in your library…)
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Me on my twin specialist subjects of Brazilian butt lifts and flying dental hygienists (and regulating non-surgical procedures) in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social - www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2495...
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Scotland's cosmetic regulation requires more than a superficial facelift
Regulations for non-surgical treatments are required, but these must not squeeze out qualified cosmetic practitioners
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Lovely view of the Clyde tonight, as I wandered up to chat to the new(ish) Reporting Scotland at 7 about the prospect of US trade tariffs and why they make no sense for Scotland…. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Ian McConnell @mrianmcconnell.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Exclusive @heraldscotland.bsky.social : Warning over 'prohibitive' cost of Scottish rail travel and service provision www.heraldscotland.com/news/2488236...
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Warning over 'prohibitive' cost of Scottish rail travel and service provision
The cost of train travel in Scotland was described as 'prohibitive', with a warning that it is a barrier to economic recovery
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Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) @fsb-uk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
💷 Only 5 days left until the deadline to file a self-assessment tax return and pay any tax due for the 2023-24 tax year on 31 January. ⚠️ Make sure you pay on time, as missing the deadline will result in penalties. Find out more, and how to pay, from HMRC 👇 🔗 www.gov.uk/self-assessm...
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The drive is on to focus the big economic debate on the real needs of real Scottish businesses, right now. Me in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social - www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2488...
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The real needs of real Scottish businesses, right now
We’re all “data-driven” these days, and not just in our business lives, but when it comes to some of the biggest questions, this can be…
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St Mirren FC @stmirren.com · 25/01/2025
Aberdeen away, ole ole 🎶
Mikael Mandron and Toyosi Olusanya celebrate win at Aberdeen
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St Mirren FC @stmirren.com · 25/01/2025
GET IN THERE!!! What a win on the road for the Paisley Saints!
FULL-TIME: Aberdeen 0-3 St Mirren
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
It’s Burns Night and I’m doing my annual “let’s see what miniatures I’ve picked up at things over the last year” sweep of the kitchen cupboards… (That said, I’m at the age where I need to admit to myself that, just like a poem, I’ll never know if a dram is any good or not.)
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Premiering now over on YouTube… DJ Race - 19 Jan '25 - 50 min mix. 2024 melodic and progressive house. youtu.be/zMKSV6w81YE
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DJ Race - 19 Jan '25 - 50 min mix. 2024 melodic and progressive house.
YouTube video by DJ Race - Glasgow DJ
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Nice walk along the river to go and talk to Scotland Tonight about business confidence and how governments can boost growth. Tune in after News at 10 on STV…
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Colin Borland @colinborland.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Quite the playlist juxtaposition… Handbrake mood change
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St Mirren FC @stmirren.com · 21/12/2024
A festive three points! 🎄 Safe journey home, Saints!
FULL-TIME: Ross County 1-2 St Mirren
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