The Scottish Government has launched its latest public service reform strategy, aiming to deliver £1 billion in savings over the next five years. A key element in the new strategy is a ‘more joined-up and… Read More »Preventative Spending
The UK Government has announced significant changes to the UK benefits system to address two main issues: the rising number of working-age people leaving the workforce due to ill health and a consequential increase in… Read More »Tackling the causes of working-age ill health
This paper is a policy guide, not a manifesto. It does not cover every policy area; instead, it focuses on the evidence we have published in recent years, which we hope will be helpful for… Read More »Scottish Parliament Elections – Policy Guide
Sports and culture benefit individuals, communities, and the economy. These include physical and mental wellbeing, individual development, building stronger communities and contributing massively to the Scottish economy. This paper examines the state of sports and… Read More »Sports and Culture in Scotland
This year’s STUC Congress will likely pass several motions calling for improvements in public services that will impact public finances. Political conferences, campaign groups, and even think tanks are similar! Less consideration is given to… Read More »Tax Justice
Recent job losses in the North Sea and at the Grangemouth site have highlighted the inadequate measures companies and governments are taking to ensure a Just Transition from fossil fuel industries. In this briefing, we… Read More »A Just Transition?
There has recently been a flurry of political interest in devolving immigration powers. In our latest briefing, we examine the case for devolving immigration powers to Scotland and how a devolved system might work. The… Read More »Devolving Immigration Powers
The Jimmy Reid Foundation has published several papers over the past decade arguing for building stronger communities. In a new paper, Building the Local Economy, by Reid Director Dave Watson, the Foundation focuses on the… Read More »Building the Local Economy
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is hosting a meeting on ‘Scrutiny of Private Sector Delivery of Public Services – Reforming FoI law to deliver equal transparency in Scotland’. Katy Clark MSP has issued a consultation seeking… Read More »Meeting on FoI Reform – 6 March at 6pm
To mark today, Thursday 10 December 2020, as the annual International Human Rights’ Day, the Jimmy Reid Foundation is pleased to publish the paper, ‘Update on Human Rights Protection in Scotland – recommendations to review… Read More »Human Rights Protection in Scotland – recommendations to review and revitalise