Experience and Evidence – Where the Twain Meet
Marion MacLeod and Mark Smith – 17th March 2022 Over recent decades there has, quite rightly, been a stronger emphasis on ‘evidence-based’ practice in service …
Month: March 2022
Jobs or Security, or Both?
Craig Dalzell – 10th March 2022 Back in 2017, I wrote a policy paper imagining various potential social security policies that Scotland could explore once independent. It came …
Enjoy Your Serfdom!
If you want to know what is wrong with Scotland you would do well to have a look at a park (for now) in Aberdeen. …
Need for Public Energy Company
Iain Wright – 10th March 2022 Everyone knows that Scotland is one of the most energy-rich countries in Europe and everyone also knows that Scotland …
Care, Regulation and the Criminal Law
Nick Kempe – 10th March 2022 The Herald reported on Sunday that the Crown Office is now investigating 4,988 deaths from Covid-19, including 3904 care home residents …
Ten-Year Economic Strategy Reviewed
Robin McAlpine – March 3rd, 2022 The Scottish Government’s ten-year economic strategy has been unveiled and it is fair to say it has been met …
The Narrowing Path of Climate Change
Craig Dalzell – March 3rd 2022 This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its latest report. The snappily named Sixth Assessment Report, Working Group …
Defined Benefit Pensions
Jim Osborne – March 3rd, 2022 The future of pension provision in Scotland is one of the key issues in the debates about Scottish independence. …