Nicola Sturgeon had said hubs would take Scotland’s message “to the very heart of Europe” Steven Scott Taylor/AlamyAn SNP pledge to establish trade hubs in key European cities has failed to get off the ground. The first minister championed the idea of trade hubs, saying that they would take “Scotland’s message, directly and in our own voice, to the very heart of Europe”. In June Keith Brown, the economy secretary, said that the Brussels hub would be operational this autumn. In this year’s programme for government it was claimed that the Berlin hub would be opening this year. The programme for government said: “Our network of investment hubs — currently confirmed in London, Dublin,…

Source: The Times December 27, 2017 00:03 UTC