Dave Watson
Thursday, 24 November 2016

The case against Trident replacement

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The replacement of the Trident missile system cannot be justified on moral, economic or defence grounds. That's the conclusion of a new ...
Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Autumn Statement - little Scottish cheer

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Today’s Autumn Statement failed to live up to the rhetoric. There was little for those who have suffered the most from austerity and nothi...
Friday, 18 November 2016

Inequality: moving from analysis to action

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The causes of poverty and inequality are well understood, we now need to have the difficult conversations about taking action. All this we...
Thursday, 17 November 2016

A practical approach to reducing council debt

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Council borrowing has come under scrutiny with a call from the Scottish Greens urging the UK government to write off what they describe as ...
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Tuesday, 8 November 2016

We need a clean energy future - not fracking

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A busy week for the fracking debate in Scotland, but a decision still looks some way off. There was some speculation ahead of today...
Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Reinvigorate local democracy to increase voter engagement

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The turnout in local government elections has been declining for a number of years. That's unlikely to change until we reinvigorate loc...
Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Action to recruit and retain health and care staff

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The health and care sector in Scotland is facing significant recruitment and retention problems at a time when we need to expand the workfor...
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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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