Hollie Bruce, Author at Our Scottish Future https://ourscottishfuture.org/author/holliebruce/ The positive and progressive case for Scotland’s place in the Union Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:38:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://ourscottishfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-87851772_135948534617835_7452483147276484608_o-32x32.png Hollie Bruce, Author at Our Scottish Future https://ourscottishfuture.org/author/holliebruce/ 32 32 188273756 Millions in skills funding lost to bureaucracy, as Scotland’s skills system remains stuck in neutral https://ourscottishfuture.org/millions-in-skills-funding-lost-to-bureaucracy-as-scotlands-skills-system-remains-stuck-in-neutral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=millions-in-skills-funding-lost-to-bureaucracy-as-scotlands-skills-system-remains-stuck-in-neutral Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:01:00 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7742 Scotland is facing a growing delivery deficit in skills, with little progress being made to meet the needs of a rapidly changing economy. That’s the warning from the think tank Our Scottish Future in a new report published today. The report, Agile Skills for a Changing Economy, calls for an urgent reset that cuts out […]

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]]> 7742 New report says government in Scotland is ‘broken’ – and sets out plan to fix it https://ourscottishfuture.org/new-report-says-government-in-scotland-is-broken-and-sets-out-plan-to-fix-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-report-says-government-in-scotland-is-broken-and-sets-out-plan-to-fix-it Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:12:00 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7675 A major new report from the think tank Our Scottish Future, Fixing Broken Government, drawing on interviews with senior public servants, says Scotland’s system of government is broken and not delivering for the people of Scotland.  Based on extensive, non-attributable interviews with senior public servants working across Scottish Government, multiple local authorities and Scotland’s extensive […]

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]]> 7675 Scotland charts bold path to future economic prosperity at major conference https://ourscottishfuture.org/scotland-charts-bold-path-to-future-economic-prosperity-at-major-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scotland-charts-bold-path-to-future-economic-prosperity-at-major-conference Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7503 Former Prime Minister The Rt Hon Gordon Brown will today lead a landmark conference at the University of Glasgow aiming at tackling one of Scotland’s most pressing challenges: how to create the good jobs of the future. The conference, titled ‘Scotland: Creating the Jobs of Tomorrow’ will be hosted by think tank Our Scottish Future […]

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]]> 7503 Our Scottish Future publishes new plan for innovation, growth and jobs https://ourscottishfuture.org/our-scottish-future-publishes-new-plan-for-innovation-growth-and-jobs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-scottish-future-publishes-new-plan-for-innovation-growth-and-jobs Thu, 05 Jun 2025 03:59:00 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7492 Innovation Nation: Good Jobs for Scotland’s Future’ sets out a bold, practical plan for Scotland’s political and business leaders – with the aim of making Scotland the best country in Europe to start, grow, or invest in an innovative business. Scotland has tremendous assets – world-class universities, innovative businesses, a high rate of university spinouts, […]

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]]> 7492 Scotland needs skills and careers revolution to turbocharge growth, says major new report https://ourscottishfuture.org/scotland-needs-skills-and-careers-revolution-to-turbocharge-growth-says-major-new-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scotland-needs-skills-and-careers-revolution-to-turbocharge-growth-says-major-new-report Mon, 12 May 2025 07:32:01 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=7471 Support for lifelong learning, a new Scottish Careers Service, reforms to employability services and a Year of Service for Scottish youth could solve the fundamental problems holding the Scottish economy back, according to a new report commissioned by Our Scottish Future from the Social Market Foundation.  Think tank Our Scottish Future makes the progressive case […]

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