Mr Gove’s paper shows that the debate over the future of our country is over how we deliver the more cooperative UK that people across the country say they overwhelmingly want.
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Call For Bus Travel To Be Radically Overhauled, With Maximum Fares of £2
A new paper by Our Scottish Future today calls for bus travel to be radically overhauled, with maximum fares of £2 per urban journey, to support both the cost of living crisis and progress towards net zero.
Continue readingThe Debate Isn’t About Indyref2, It’s About How To Improve Britain. Will The SNP Join In?
A poll in yesterday’s Scotsman shows that a large majority of people in Scotland believe discussions about a second independence referendum should stop due to the war in Ukraine.
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In response to the Scottish Government’s plan for Economic Transformation, Professor Ronald MacDonald, the chairman of Our Scottish Future’s Economic Commission said: “This report provides a clear diagnosis of the problems facing the Scottish economy but, on solutions, it is simply a rehash of all the failed scripts we have seen since 2007.”
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In response to the Scottish Government’s plan for Economic Transformation, Professor Ronald MacDonald, the chairman of Our Scottish Future’s Economic Commission said: “This report provides a clear diagnosis of the problems facing the Scottish economy but, on solutions, it is simply a rehash of all the failed scripts we have seen since 2007.”
Continue readingThe UK and Scottish Government Must “Join Up To Level Up”
The UK and Scottish Government must “join up to level up”, according to a new paper by Our Scottish Future released today. The paper proposes that the two governments agree a “Framework for Reducing Inequality” based on the agreements Edinburgh and London struck on powers returning to the UK after Brexit.
Continue readingOnly a faltering step to levelling up
Michael Gove’s “levelling up” White Paper is driven by brute politics.
Continue readingHealth Inequalities A “Breach of Human Rights”. Time For a Shared UK Plan
One of Scotland’s leading clinicians has described the health inequalities between rich and poor as “a breach of human rights”, and calls today for a UK wide network to be established to tackle it. Professor David Kerr warns that the pandemic is likely to widen further the life expectancy gap between well off and deprived parts of the UK.
Continue readingThe Power of Positive Thinking
Today the House of Lords Constitution Commission has published a new report: “Respect and Cooperation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st Century.” While the report says the case for the Union remains strong, it does not mince its words in calling for change.
Continue readingPoll Backs Directly-Elected Provosts to Revive Local Democracy
The crisis in local democracy in Scotland is exposed in a poll which reveals that three-quarters of Scots are not confident they could name the leader of their local council. It also reveals the potential solution – the creation of directly-elected provosts to Scotland’s leading cities.
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