The text of the First Minister’s lecture can be read here. https://www.gov.scot/publications/jimmy-reid-lecture-first-ministers-speech-26-october-2023/ This event programme is available here: The Foundation is delighted to announce that its 2023 annual lecture will be given by the First… Read More »Tenth Annual Jimmy Reid Lecture
Our latest briefing looks at the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government for the coming year. We focus on some of the commitments in relation to the Jimmy Reid Foundation’s work in these areas. While we… Read More »Programme for Government
The Scottish Government has determined that Scotland will become a Fair Work Nation by 2025. A major new report for the Jimmy Reid Foundation assesses Fair Work and union representatives’ experiences and recommends further action.… Read More »Assessing Fair Work in Scotland
Rising prices and falling real wages have created a cost of living crisis that causes misery for millions of low-income households. In this briefing, we look at the evidence and the policy options. While the… Read More »Cost of Living Crisis
A new discussion paper from The Jimmy Reid Foundation calls for a more radical and integrated approach to land reform in Scotland to tackle profound 21st-century policy challenges. The Scottish Government and Parliament need to… Read More »Land Reform
The Jimmy Reid Foundation has commissioned a discussion paper from Dr Calum Macleod on land reform. The paper, Land Reform for the Common Good, argues the need to speak truth to landed power by asserting… Read More »Land Reform for the Common Good
Our June briefing looks at the role of public libraries in our communities and the threat to that provision from spending cuts. Our public library system has a special place in the work of the… Read More »Save our Public Libraries
A survey of public sector employers highlights limited progress in delivering Scottish Government support for a compressed working week as part of greater flexible working in Scotland. Compressed hours is a working pattern where employees… Read More »Compressed Working Week
The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill proposes establishing a National Care Service (NCS) by transferring social care responsibility from local authorities to a new national service. Ministers will also be able to transfer healthcare functions… Read More »Briefing: National Care Service
The Jimmy Reid Foundation (JRF) welcomes the proposal for a bill to reform the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FoISA). FoISA is a powerful tool to hold government and public authorities to account. However,… Read More »Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill
Response to the Consultation
Issued by Katy Clark MSP