Dave Watson
Friday, 25 February 2011

Managed transitions?

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I was speaking at an APSE seminar at Hampden today entitled Financial Armageddon or Managed Transition . There were two thoughtful overview ...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Big Society - Good Society

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I took part in a debate today at the annual voluntary sector event, The Gathering, entitled The Big Society, the Good Society – what future ...
Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Violence in the workplace

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A year ago I spoke at the launch of a new guide Managing Occupational Violence and Aggression in the Workplace . This is aimed primarily at...
Monday, 21 February 2011

CBI on public services

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No one ever accused the CBI of subtlety. Their latest effort to rustle up work for their members is a call for private companies to have a ‘...
Friday, 18 February 2011

Low carbon energy

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Today I have finalised UNISON Scotland's submission to the Scottish Government's consultation, Securing the Benefits of Scotland’s N...
Thursday, 17 February 2011

National Police Force

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The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the future policing of Scotland, with a strong steer that they favour a national poli...
Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Police custody privatisation

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A story in today's Scotsman newspaper about the privatisation of police custody cells has attracted a lot of interest. In essence the pr...
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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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