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Government ready to give teachers a lesson in economics?

I’m sure I‘m among the hordes of Scots welcoming the end of winter and looking forward to the longer, warmer days of spring.

Some say entrepreneurs are born.

Our fair city of Glasgow is once again the centre of attention. I was delighted to hear that ‘the Dear Green Place’ has been shortlisted as one of only four cities that will compete to become Europe’s Green Capital in 2015.

Waiting on the reaction to a budget must be nerve racking for any Chancellor but most get to finish delivering their speech first.

I was encouraged to see a few Scottish businesses reporting good news for a change. Edinburgh based aviation company, John Menzies, announced a 16 per-cent rise in profits while John Wood Group reported a 43 per-cent rise in pre-tax profits.

George Osborne attempted to play down the impact of the UK's loss of its AAA credit rating and said he would redouble efforts to cut the deficit.

Internationally renowned brand, Apple, faced a PR crisis last week when it was announced some of its employees’ computers had been hacked.

For the last week there has been one news story dominating headlines and news bulletins across the UK and abroad.

The recent announcement that more charging stations for electric cars are going to be placed around Scotland didn’t seem to spark much of a reaction.