The Scotsman

Art isn’t easy

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15 years and the health of the economy is at risk unless more consensus is built between government, business and unions, according to a report bythe David Hume Institute.

I think blaming the unions for the UK’S economic woes has been proven wrong, since the share of the country’s income which goes to workers has dropped from 75 to 50per cent. This might be part of the reason for our flatlining economy – not enough people have enough spending power to support growth in the economy.

jbp101 Part of the answer must be to have as FM a politician who can work with our Westminste­r government instead of being constantly antagonist­ic towards it. One ounce of cooperatio­n will bring greater benefit to Scotland than a pound of SNP fury.

old clothes and porridge A pledge on constituti­onal certainty and taxation in line with the UK will see investment increase. It really is as easy as that.

Uncle Monty No sane business owner will invest in the capital equipment and staff training to boost productivi­ty while the SNP’S neverendum cloud hangs over Scotland.

yoyoegg An artist has won a £45,000 commission for a new public artwork at St Rollox church in Glasgow – a block of stone covered in crosses.

I’m sure my kids had shapecutte­rs for Plasticine which looked like this.

Disc Less Emperor’s new clothes comes to mind...

Tom Jones Perhaps the “artist” misheard Rollox?

David Kilpatrick

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