Fiona Moriarty, the director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, backed the findings of the study. She said: "Since arriving in Scotland, I have found a drive and determination that does not exist south of the Border. That includes encouraging children in their education.In my previous post, I said that the Scottish Labour party was the source of much of the anti-entrepreneurialism that pervades this country. Much of our intellectual class is actively hostile to business. It is therefore pleasing to read that many of our young folk are able to see through the nonsense that surrounds them and to focus on achievement.
A libertarian returns to Scotland
"Freedom and Whisky gang thegither"
- Robert Burns
Monday 24 February 2003
Good news
According to this story, young Scots are the most ambitious in the UK: