Staying on the fence
PETER Page, chief executive of Glasgow-based Devro, was one of more than 130 company leaders who signed a letter last year declaring the business case for independence had not been made.
But don't expect any further political intervention from him before next week's General Election.
"This time I'll just live with what comes!" Mr Page said at Devro's AGM in Glasgow yesterday.
Throwaway line
OH we do like to an offbeat name here at The Bottom Line.
The latest comes courtesy of journalist David Belcher, who tweeted: "Just sent a LinkedIn shout-out to my good buddy in Topeka over at the Kansas Bankers' Association: its President and CEO, Chuck Stones!"
What is it they say about people in glass houses?
Terrace humour
IAN Adie of merhandising specialist Business Incentives Group got in touch to share a footie-themed gag.
He recalled: "I met a guy who told me if he won the lottery he would immediately go out and buy Stenhousemuir. After a pause he added: "All I need is those three damned numbers!"
To be fair to Warriors fans, Mr Adie did suggest that Stenhousemuir is not the only senior Scottish club which could be purchased for the princely sum of £10.
The cycling surveyor
HATS off to Mark O'Neill, associate at chartered surveying firm DM Hall, who endured the wind and rain to complete the 170-mile Liège-Bastogne-Liège road race in Belgium for children's charity CHAS.
We are reliably informed that Mark's preparations involved 100-plus mile weekend rides and regular commutes to Glasgow over the Eaglesham Moor.
It's amazing the lengths to which some are willing to go to escape the general election coverage.
Mis-tweet
THE Tories are often accused of being the nasty party, but sometimes they don't help themselves. Take this tweet from Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne: "Had a good discussion with Northampton North candidate @Michael_Ellis1 about his Plan for booting local jobs, growth + potholes of course".
We can only assume there was a typo in the reference to job creation.
Whisky allure
PAUL Lewis, head of international operations at Scottish Enterprise, is in no doubt that whisky is a "hugely important global brand for Scotland". He told the Scotch Whisky Association this week: "When we do trade shows, whether it's life sciences or sensors or whatever, when we bring out the whisky-tasting the hall congregates around Scotland." Trade shows and conferences being what they are, The Bottom Line also guesses that delegates find a free drink hugely important too.
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