Dave Watson
Thursday, 10 July 2014

Failed energy market needs more than another review

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With yet another investigation into the failed energy market, it’s hard to see why consumers should have any more confidence in this latest...
Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Public service workers in the front line of the attack on wages

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Tomorrow, UNISON’s local government members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be going on  strike , joining with other public sect...
Tuesday, 8 July 2014

The case for a shorter working week

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A shorter working week would to help combat high levels of work-related stress and be good for the economy. While the UK government's ...
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Saturday, 5 July 2014

Happy 66th Birthday to NHS Scotland

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Happy 66th Birthday to the NHS in Scotland! While the NHS is great at treating illness, the greatest health challenge in Scotland is healt...
Friday, 4 July 2014

No recovery in living standards for working people

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There is no recovery in the wages and living standards of working people since the rich and powerful crashed our economy. A number of repor...
Thursday, 3 July 2014

Trident Commission fails Best Value test

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The idea that there is, ' more than a negligible chance that the possession of nuclear weapons might play a decisive future role in th...
Friday, 27 June 2014

Developing a human rights culture in Scotland

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Creating a human rights culture in Scotland is challenging in the current environment, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be doing m...
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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 Interim 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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