Dave Watson
Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Scottish Water

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The Water Industry Commission for Scotland has published their annual report today. It shows that water bills in Scotland are £20 less tha...

Cuts and unemployment

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Very revealing Treasury leak in today's Guardian on the impact cuts will have on unemployment. They reveal that: "Unpublished es...
Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Canadian experience

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We have just published our quarterly Revitalise bulletin that looks at developments in public service reform across Scotland and beyond. In...
Thursday, 24 June 2010

Scottish Gypsy Travellers

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I attended a round table discussion today hosted by Amnesty International to address the struggles of the Scottish Gypsy Traveller community...
Wednesday, 23 June 2010

Budget hangover

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Scotland is waking up to a pretty severe hangover from yesterday's budget. Apart from the personal impact on the low paid in particular,...
Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Emergency UK Budget

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We are all in this together according to the Chancellor. However, when you look at the detail some are more "in this" than others....
Thursday, 17 June 2010

What no CBI press release?

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Shock horror, no CBI press release today calling for pay restraint in the public sector. No lectures on the need for private sector discipli...
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Dave Watson
I am a semi-retired trade union policy wonk, now working on a range of projects.I am the Director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation, Secretary of the Keir Hardie Society and Secretary of the Socialist Health Association Scotland. Past Chair of the Scottish Labour Party.Graduate in Law from University of Strathclyde. Fellow of the RSA.I have worked in government and in the public sector. I am the author of chapters in several books and a range of publications.
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