Monday, 1 December 2025
Water and wastewater reform
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Let’s talk about water and wastewater. A subject that is rarely discussed in Scotland for two main reasons. Firstly, it rains a lot, so we ...
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Keep Britain Working
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Keep Britain Working is the final report of the Mayfield Review into the issues surrounding ill-health and disability in the workplace. ...
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Defending Democracy
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I was speaking at an EIS conference last Saturday on the challenges facing our democracy. It prompted me to examine the evidence more close...
Monday, 15 September 2025
Making Defence an Engine for Growth
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Following the publication of its new Defence Strategy, the UK Government has now released its Defence Industrial Strategy , titled 'Mak...
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Outdated and Unfair: The Case for Council Tax Reform
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I have been working with the Tax Justice Scotland campaign on the case for Council Tax reform. This week, we have published a briefing th...
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
UK Strategic Defence Review in a changing world
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The much-trailed UK Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was published yesterday. It was timely for me as I was participating in a European se...
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Political change has to be more than a slogan
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The elections in England ought to be a wake-up call to political parties, particularly about the disillusionment many voters feel about our ...
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