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
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is pleased to mark International Women’s Day on the 8th March each and every year. We are particularly please that our vice-convener, Lynn Henderson, has put forward a concrete proposal – called… Read More »Support International Women’s Day, All Year, Every Year!
Bottom-up based democracy is the way forward for public services reform says new Jimmy Reid Foundation paper by Dave Watson of UNISON Scotland In the run up to the local authority elections in May 2017,… Read More »Bottom-up based democracy is the way forward for public services reform
Bottom-up based democracy is the way forward for public services reform says new Jimmy Reid Foundation paper by Dave Watson of UNISON Scotland In the run up to the local authority elections in May 2017,… Read More »Bottom-up based democracy is the way forward for public services reform
On Wednesday 11th January 2017, the Jimmy Reid Foundation gave oral evidence and delivered a written submission to the Scottish Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament to inform its current inquiry ‘Sustainable employment in Scotland’. The Inquiry is examining how… Read More »Reid Foundation Gives Evidence to UK Scottish Affairs Committee
On Wednesday 11th January 2017, the Jimmy Reid Foundation gave oral evidence and delivered a written submission to the Scottish Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament to inform its current inquiry ‘Sustainable employment in Scotland’. The Inquiry is examining how… Read More »Reid Foundation Gives Evidence to UK Scottish Affairs Committee
Independent statistician and economist, Jim Cuthbert, warns the Prudential Code provides Scottish local government with no protection in the coming storm. After the Scottish Government’s tight local government funding settlement in its December 2016 budget,… Read More »The Prudential Code: flimsy fig leaf in the coming storm