BUSINESS leaders joined Conservative party MSPs last week in Melrose for a business briefing.
The working lunch on Friday was hosted by JS Crawford.
And high on the agenda were the current challenges facing rural-based companies.
As well as briefing guests, deputy leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Jackson Carlaw answered questions on Brexit, business rates, and the rural deficit of Scottish Politics.
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