Tickets are on sale here – click this link Scotland’s leading human rights lawyer, Aamer Anwar, to give 2019 Jimmy Reid annual lecture The Jimmy Reid Foundation, in conjunction with the University of Glasgow, is… Read More »Seventh annual Jimmy Reid lecture, 10 October 2019 – tickets now on sale
The Jimmy Reid Foundation launched its latest paper called ‘Neo-liberalism and the new institutional politics of universities’ by Jeremy Valentine (formerly Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) at the UCU Scotland offices on 30 May 2019. The Foundation would like… Read More »‘Neo-liberalism and the new institutional politics of universities’ – paper now available
The Jimmy Reid Foundation will launch its latest paper called ‘Neo-liberalism and the new institutional politics of universities’ by Jeremy Valentine (formerly Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) from 6pm-8pm on Thursday 30 May 2019 at the UCU Scotland offices, 4th floor,… Read More »Launch of ‘Neo-liberalism and the new institutional politics of universities’, 30 May 2019, Glasgow
UNISON and Jimmy Reid Foundation call for fundamental review of funding local government UNISON Scotland and the Jimmy Reid Foundation are calling for a fundamental review of funding local government. The call was made at the… Read More »UNISON Scotland commissioned report on alternative sources of funding for local government
UNISON and Jimmy Reid Foundation call for fundamental review of funding local government UNISON Scotland and the Jimmy Reid Foundation are calling for a fundamental review of funding local government. The call was made at the… Read More »UNISON Scotland commissioned report on alternative sources of funding for local government
Carole Ewart surveys the terrain for prospect of advance in 2019 I expect the reputation of human rights as a delivery framework for social and economic fairness to be significantly enhanced in 2019 as 47… Read More »Into 2019: Broadening Human Rights Horizons and Ambitions
The Lecture can be viewed via YouTube. Report of Proceedings and Text of Lecture The Lecture began with Frances O’Grady introduced to the audience by Lynn Henderson, the vice-chair of the project board of the… Read More »Frances O’Grady delivers annual Jimmy Reid Foundation Memorial lecture, 27 Sept 2018
There was a successful launch of the new Jimmy Reid Foundation report on municipal socialism in the Scottish Parliament today with 6 MSPs and 12 others in attendance. We are grateful to Scottish Labour leader,… Read More »Successful launch of municipal socialism policy paper at the Scottish Parliament
In this new policy paper, Dave Watson, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at UNISON Scotland, sets out what he terms ‘a modern approach to municipal socialism’. He defines this as not just being one that… Read More »New policy paper: ‘Municipal socialism for modern Scotland: local public enterprise for the common good’
‘Municipal socialism for modern Scotland: local public enterprise for the common good’ Following on from his earlier (2017) JRF paper on public service reform, Dave Watson, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at UNISON Scotland,… Read More »Launch: new JRF paper on municipal socialism by Dave Watson (UNISON Scotland), Scottish Parliament, 30 May 2018