Toni Sword, Author at Our Scottish Future The positive and progressive case for Scotland’s place in the Union Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:14:35 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ourscottishfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-87851772_135948534617835_7452483147276484608_o-32x32.png Toni Sword, Author at Our Scottish Future 32 32 188273756 Scotland Rewired Project Announced https://ourscottishfuture.org/scotland-rewired-project-announced/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scotland-rewired-project-announced Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:14:02 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5854 Our Scottish Future is to set out fresh ideas on how to strengthen local government and local communities in Scotland – and we are calling for evidence to support our recommendations.

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]]> 5854 Gary’s Isle https://ourscottishfuture.org/garys-isle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=garys-isle Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:53:32 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5810 In Scotland, we’re still stuck behind our No and Yes labels. But is the lesson from the Lineker furore that there might just be a shared future for progressive allies?​

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]]> 5810 New FM Offers Chance for “Reset” https://ourscottishfuture.org/new-fm-offers-chance-for-reset/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-fm-offers-chance-for-reset Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:55:46 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5794 The new First Minister and the Prime Minister can press the ‘reset’ button and seek to deliver more together on jobs, health and climate change in Scotland, a paper by Our Scottish Future argues today.

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]]> 5794 Sturgeon’s Resignation Gives Scotland a Chance to End the Political Poison https://ourscottishfuture.org/sturgeons-resignation-gives-scotland-a-chance-to-end-the-political-poison/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sturgeons-resignation-gives-scotland-a-chance-to-end-the-political-poison Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:11:28 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5733 A queue of people see opportunities in Nicola Sturgeon's departure. The real opportunity however comes not from her departure but its underlying cause. Scottish politics, locked in the endless Groundhog Day of Yes or No, may be ready to move on.

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]]> 5733 Scotland “Has All The Ingredients But Lacks A Recipe” For Growth: Report https://ourscottishfuture.org/scotland-has-all-the-ingredients-but-lacks-a-recipe-for-growth-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scotland-has-all-the-ingredients-but-lacks-a-recipe-for-growth-report Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:04:35 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5616 Study launched ahead of major economy conference hosted by Gordon Brown next week Scotland has all the ingredients needed to become one of the great European engines of innovation – but it needs governments to come up with “a recipe for action,” a new report published today by Our Scottish Future concludes. The report – […]

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]]> 5616 A Plan to Change Britain https://ourscottishfuture.org/a-plan-to-change-britain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-plan-to-change-britain Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:43:30 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5581 Our Scottish Future Chair Professor Jim Gallagher delivered a key note lecture last week on the proposals by the Commission on the Future of the UK, published by Gordon Brown in December. The plans drew on extensive research by Our Scottish Future as part of our efforts to build a new and positive plan for […]

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]]> 5581 Health Gap Leading to NHS Crisis https://ourscottishfuture.org/health-gap-leading-to-nhs-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=health-gap-leading-to-nhs-crisis Wed, 18 Jan 2023 07:34:51 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5538 The poorest people in Scotland are 72% more likely to end up in hospital emergency beds than the richest, according to a major new study today which reveals the impact of Scotland’s health inequalities on the NHS.

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]]> 5538 Scotland Needs to Find a Better Way Than The SNP’s Brexit-Style Referendum https://ourscottishfuture.org/scotland-needs-to-find-a-better-way-than-the-snps-brexit-style-referendum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scotland-needs-to-find-a-better-way-than-the-snps-brexit-style-referendum Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:13:10 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5503 As the Scottish Parliament debates Indyref2, Prof Jim Gallagher says Scotland needs to find a better, more consensus-driven, way forward

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]]> 5503 Scottish and English Spending Compared https://ourscottishfuture.org/scottish-and-english-spending-compared/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scottish-and-english-spending-compared Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:23:45 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5464 We looked at the relative levels of public expenditure in Scotland compared to England and how they have changed in recent years. 

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]]> 5464 The Future of the UK a Game Changer for Scottish Politics https://ourscottishfuture.org/the-future-of-the-uk-a-game-changer-for-scottish-politics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-the-uk-a-game-changer-for-scottish-politics Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:41:50 +0000 https://ourscottishfuture.org/?p=5429 Labour's Commission on the Future of the UK could be a game changer for Scottish politics. Instead of a zero sum, yes/no constitutional argument, an alternative choice of better shared government in a radically changed Britain.

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