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What have local councils ever done for us?

February 13, 2022 by George Thorley 3 Comments

“A start to redressing this imbalance would be for the UK Government and the devolved governments to sign the European Charter of Local Self Government – then we could at last begin to have serious conversations, based on a joint understanding of and respect for each other’s roles, on how we are to successfully tackle the substantial and increasingly complex issues of the future.”

Time to shake up Scotland

January 8, 2022 by John McLaren 8 Comments

“…now would be a good time to shake things up even further. Who will make that happen? I expect little from the Government or the Parliament, it’ll be for others to push for change..”

Prophets without honour in their own land

January 3, 2022 by Walter Humes 6 Comments

“Scots have a self-image of being frank and forthright.  Within the professions at least, this is rarely justified.  Agreement with official policy rather than plain speaking is the dominant form of discourse at the upper levels of Scottish education. Similar tendencies can be seen in law and medicine….”

Time for the SNP to get serious

December 11, 2021 by James Mitchell 9 Comments

“The issues are whether and how an independent Scotland would make the transition, at what cost, paid for by whom, over how long and, crucially, what policies would be needed to get to a position where people are at least no worse off.  These are not insurmountable but they are challenging.  But the SNP, as the main advocates of independence, does not appear up to the challenge.”

Christie can’t wait another decade

September 9, 2021 by Stephen Boyle 1 Comment

“For now, there’s a mismatch between the Scottish Government’s vision of a more successful Scotland – where poverty is reduced, and economic growth is sustainable – and how we assess public sector performance. I am not convinced that public sector leaders really feel accountable for delivering change that demands different organisations work together.”

Saturation point: why Scottish education needs fewer probation teachers

July 9, 2021 by Ross Fulton 4 Comments

“62% of new teachers cannot secure full-time permanent jobs yet teacher training numbers are at their highest level in a decade. Scottish education must wean itself off cheap probationers before more damage is done.”

Education: no more business as usual

April 11, 2021 by Walter Humes 3 Comments

“Change can be difficult and uncomfortable, but there is unlikely to be a better time to begin to dismantle some of the barriers which have impeded genuine growth.  Scottish education needs to escape from the ‘iron cage’ of its own bureaucracy.  This will require vision, honesty and courage, qualities that, sadly, have not been in plentiful supply among political leaders (of all parties) in recent years.”

Radical change needed to boost Scotland’s economy

April 11, 2021 by Sir Tom Hunter Leave a Comment

In a special guest blog, Sir Tom Hunter, whose eponymous Foundation commissioned the recent Raising Scotland’s Economic Growth Rate report from Oxford Economics, underlines how Scotland’s economy lags behind and needs radical change to catch up and rediscover its innovative dynamism.

Why do we need a Year of Childhood?

January 9, 2021 by Sue Palmer Leave a Comment

Scotland – like the rest of the UK – is experiencing an epidemic of mental health problems among children and young people.  An epidemic that, thanks to COVID19, is now a terrifying threat to the long-term health of the nation. But there is hope – if we can seize the opportunity, writes Sue Palmer

Free school meals and child poverty

December 6, 2020 by Emma Congreve Leave a Comment

‘Child poverty is a systemic and deep routed issue that has been prevalent in our society for too long.  However, universal free school meals all year round are unlikely to be the most effective way of tackling this issue.’

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