Tomorrow is the 45th anniversary of Jimmy Reid’s rectorial address at Glasgow university on 28 April 1972 – one of the best political speeches ever made. For the only known remaining film of a portion… Read More »45th anniversary of Jimmy Reid’s rectorial address on 28 April 1972
A successful and productive exchange of views was held today at a 30-strong Jimmy Reid Foundation lunchtime fringe meeting at the STUC congress in Aviemore. Chaired by PCS national officer, Lynn Henderson, we heard Professor… Read More »Successful Jimmy Reid Foundation fringe meeting at 2017 STUC
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is pleased to publication the working paper, ‘Automation – friend or foe?’ by the Unite Scotland Politics, Research and Campaigns Unit on the eve of the 120th STUC Congress (in Aviemore). The… Read More »New Jimmy Reid Foundation working paper on automation – friend or foe?
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is delighted to announce that Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS union, has agreed to deliver the 2017 annual Jimmy Reid lecture on Thursday 5 October 2017. He will speak… Read More »PCS general secretary, Mark Serwotka, to give 2017 Jimmy Reid annual lecture
Following the last meeting of the project board of the Jimmy Reid Foundation (on 6 April), we have agreed a new set of research and policy papers to be commissioned and published over the remainder… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation agrees new work programme
The Sunday Herald has today (9 April 2017) given major coverage to the Jimmy Reid Foundation paper from Jim Cuthbert on the fiscal constraints any new and future Scottish government will face. The coverage can… Read More »Sunday Herald coverage of new Jimmy Reid Foundation paper on Scotland’s fiscal future
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is pleased to announce that it is hosting a lunchtime fringe meeting on its research report against the renewal of Trident (see https://reidfoundation.scot/portfolio/stop-trident-renewal/ ) at the 2017 STUC congress in Aviemore on Monday… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation 2017 STUC fringe event
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is now using the https://www.facebook.com/TheReidFoundation/ account and is posting regularly on Foundation matters (announcements, new papers etc) as well as on issues close to the heart of Jimmy Reid (eg on issues… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation facebook
The Jimmy Reid Foundation is now using the https://twitter.com/ReidFoundation twitter account and is tweeting regularly on Foundation matters (announcements, new papers etc) as well as on issues close to the heart of Jimmy Reid (eg on… Read More »Jimmy Reid Foundation twitter
The Budget Process Review Group was established by the Finance and Constitution Committee of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution, to carry out a fundamental review of budgetary scrutiny.… Read More »Comments on the Scottish Budget Scrutiny Consultation by Dr Jim Cuthbert