This is one of my favourite quotes about libraries, written by the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. It seems particularly appropriate ...

 As someone who works with and serves on several third-sector boards, I have sometimes wondered why anyone does this. External criticism and...

Scotland's drug-related death statistics are a national disgrace. In 2021, 1,330 people in Scotland died due to a drug overdose. That wa...

I was in Stockholm this week speaking at a workshop looking at Europe-wide experiences of the pandemic on social care. The On the corona fro...

In the book , A New Scotland , leading activists and academics lay out the blueprints for radical reform, showing how society can be transfo...

Today is a special day for rail campaigners who have been making a case for bringing Scotland's railways back into public ownership for ...

While national strategies are essential in reducing health inequalities, we need to emphasise local action.  This week the Scottish Governme...