Findlay Challenges Swinney to Visit Scone Pub Facing Rates Rise

Findlay Challenges Swinney to Visit Scone Pub Facing Rates Rise

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has urged First Minister John Swinney to visit a pub in his own constituency after its rates bill surged from £19,900 to £52,700. The invitation centres on Brown and Blacks in Scone, Perthshire, where publican Katie Long says the sharp revaluation could force her to close the doors of a business she rebuilt from dereliction in 2020. Katie took on the premises six years ago and invested £140,000 to tra…