Andrew Neil blames a "national scandal" of local government failure and incompetence, others argue the rot goes much deeper. In a two-part series for Sceptical Scot, Charlie Ellis explores a complicated landscape: “not just a story of bad councils, it's a collision between old-school market beliefs in a modern world of hollowed-out authorities and changing global shopping … [Read more...] about ‘A shambles and a disgrace’ – why have Scotland’s high streets declined? Part One
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Enabling communities to plan their own future
Everyone knows that where you live has a major impact on your life chances and that disadvantage is concentrated in particular geographies.Charles Booth’s famous poverty maps of London were prepared in 1889. In Scotland, we’ve had decades of high quality research by places like the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) into the impact that Glasgow’s industrial … [Read more...] about Enabling communities to plan their own future