The Scotsman

House of Sport?

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Not a lemming The three weeks of the Edinburgh Festival is more beneficial to the Scottish economy than the £110m a year tax-gorging Shortbread Senate. Shut it down, it’s the only comedy venue in Edinburgh that has a negative fiscal impact on Scotland.

Damian Thirsty Devolution is an expensive failure and should be scrapped. Alternativ­ely, the Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley and House of Fraser have discussed a new investment deal for the struggling retailer, according to reports. The billionair­e, who already owns an 11 per cent stake in the troubled department store, is said to have

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