http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/06/forbes_corporate_clan_gatherin.html en-gb 30 Mon 28 Dec 2009 17:44:13 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/06/forbes_corporate_clan_gatherin.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/06/forbes_corporate_clan_gatherin.html?page=16#comment5 No 2. ArranBrownButterfly wrote: How much of the Homecoming budget has been spent on it, I wonder?Well, the Supplementary Written Evidence to the European and External Relations Committee from Homecoming shows that (including the Gala Dinner) Homecoming chipped in £110,700 to subsidise Forbes visit. And of course it should be noted that Peter Lederer who runs Gleneagles is also chair of Visit Scotland, so what confluence/conflict of interest might have arisen is anyone's guess. Sat 27 Jun 2009 12:53:58 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/06/forbes_corporate_clan_gatherin.html?page=13#comment4 When the first Lord Inverclde took a private yachting party to Iceland in 1879 the cost per head of his hospitality was £5000. Work that one out in today's money! There is nothing new under the sun, and the Victorian banking crisis sparked recessionary times lasted an eye watering 23 years from 1873 to 1896! Tue 16 Jun 2009 15:58:23 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/06/forbes_corporate_clan_gatherin.html?page=10#comment3 What this should be telling you Douglas is that the biggest obstacle to Scotland emulating the USA in terms of enterprise and technology is a combination of visionless Govt in Westminster and short termist self interested financial institutions....... Tue 16 Jun 2009 15:32:51 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/06/forbes_corporate_clan_gatherin.html?page=6#comment2 The Forbes Forum is taking part in Homecoming Scotland. It's finding that the old turf still has all the kitschy old brand images, but that it's being run by Scottish Government ministers and quango bosses pushing hard at a message about technological innovation.It seems a priority to restore Scotland's reputation in global finance. The G20 in Washington thought the collapse of the global economy was largely the result of loose regulation. But Holyrood isn't convinced. The parliament started on inquiries into the failings of the public's financial watchdogs long before the global financial collapse, but strangely didn't pursue them. Tue 16 Jun 2009 15:29:11 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/06/forbes_corporate_clan_gatherin.html?page=3#comment1 I thought the Scottish Homecoming was about encouraging ex-pat Scots and those of Scottish descent to visit the country, not a beano for businessmen at Gleneagles. How much of the Homecoming budget has been spent on it, I wonder? Mon 15 Jun 2009 23:31:37 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/06/forbes_corporate_clan_gatherin.html?page=0#comment0 Hi Douglas. I don't mean to be obtuse, but what on earth is this blog about? Mon 15 Jun 2009 21:09:17 GMT+1