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The Alliance for Radical Democratic Change is to be welcomed

As we head into the third decade of the 21st Century, it is high time that we enacted devolution comprehensively within England, and in so doing create the conditions in which a new, stable isles-wide partnership of modern states, the ‘solidarity union’ described by Mark Drakeford, could become a reality, to address the challenges and opportunities of our generation and beyond.

Press Release: Leaders to Form New Alliance to Change UK

Press release on the creation of the Alliance for Radical Democratic Change, with joint comments from Gordon Brown, Mark Drakeford, Anas Sarwar, Tracy Brabin and Andy Burnham.

Let’s build on what we share with (parts of) England

The big idea which has driven Scottish politics for the last four decades or so isn’t, it turns out, very big, nor all that much of an idea.

New Poll Reveals Scots’ Common Bonds With UK Citizens

A NEW poll by Our Scottish Future today reveals the deep connection Scots feel with people in Wales, the north of England and the Midlands – but also the sense of alienation they have with London.

Ending Central Command

Scotland can unite around a new mission to push power out of both Holyrood and Westminster.

Stevenson Lecture

Text of a lecture delivered by Prof James Mitchell at Glasgow University on the 9th May 2023.

Press Release: Making Britain Work for Scotland

Press release with comments from Gordon Brown, Mark Drakeford & Andy Burnham

The New Scottish Question

For the last decade it’s been: when’s the next referendum? In the next few years it might be: how can Scotland get more of what independence claimed to offer?

Britain’s Uneasy Truce

The case for the Monarchy and the case for Scottish independence are in a similarly strange position: not dying but not thriving either.

Frosty the No man

When conservative peer David Frost argues for something, you can be pretty sure it’s wrong. But when he claims the current disgraceful state of the SNP and the Scottish government is a reason to roll back devolution, he hits a new jackpot.