 Cynics who know about politics tell agenda that the energetic campaign by Edinburgh Chambers of Commerce and others to secure the location of the Green Investment Bank has been successful. Why? Because if the decision had not been taken by the Coalition Government, LibDems would not have been campaigning for it so loudly.  If true, this success will have many fathers, as keen new Edinburgh Central MSP Marco Biagi illustrates:  Edinburgh is already a world-renowned financial centre and sits at the forefront of the emerging green industries due to the political leadership shown by this Scottish Government in encouraging green energy investment and more than doubling our green energy targets. Ultimately offshore energy will offer returns on the same scale as the oil industry   this time Scotland must see the benefit of our natural resources.  We will know for sure soon enough.  We suspect that not many people know that  next week is Scottish Franchise Week, sponsored by Lloyds TSB and celebrating the ?800 million  and 30,000 jobs franchising contributes to the Scottish economy.  There are nearly 500 different franchise brands operating in Scotland today, accounting for approximately 2000 individual franchisee businesses. Franchising fans point out that it is a win-win sector, providing businesses with the ability to expand at a reduced risk while offering franchisees the chance to buy into a tried-and-tested business model.  For more information see www.thebfa.org  It s not a great reflection on the Scottish Parliament that the fearlessly independent-minded Hugh Henry was not elected as presiding officer. Let s hope he is willing and able to return to his old perch as chair of the Public audit Committee, where he did the nation great service holding the otherwise unaccountable civil service to account.