Dave Watson
Monday, 25 February 2019

The Economics of Arrival

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Every month economists and commentators pour over the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures, and at budget times we worry about the projecti...
Friday, 8 February 2019

Austerity is killing us

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Two reports published today show that the increase in life expectancy in Scotland has now stalled and that health inequalities have wors...
Monday, 28 January 2019

The Common Good

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Austerity has undermined many of the local institutions that bind our communities together. Cuts to our libraries, community learning, yout...
Thursday, 3 January 2019

2019 - the big challenges ahead

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Happy New Year! Traditionally a time to think ahead and a good time to consider the big challenges facing Scotland and the wider world. ...
Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Health and care integration report card - could do better

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Audit Scotland tries hard to use building language in their reports, but it was obviously a real challenge when it comes to health and care...
Sunday, 11 November 2018

Commemorating the sacrifices of the First World War

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This is a very special Armistice day, marking the centenary of the end of the First World War. It ends four years of anniversaries that com...
Friday, 9 November 2018

Living Wage Week

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This is Living Wage Week, another opportunity to promote the benefits of the real living wage and fair work more widely. The week t...
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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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