Scottish think tank founded in memory of trade unionist Jimmy Reid, to continue his legacy of radical political thinking and action. His words still echo.
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Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro. And Vucic out in Serbia. Huge wins for democracy over autocracy. Thank you and well done Brazil and Serbia 👏👏👏.
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Cutting ‘red tape’ is nothing but a red herring – and arguably counterproductive. Blaming a moribund economy on too many rules is a hackneyed neoliberal trope – UK needs smarter regulation, not less regulation.
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Could further English devolution affect Scotland’s funding?
Probably not. The devolution to English regions already happens to the Scottish Parliament, if not below that. Only matters if he increases funding, rather than just moves the cash around.
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From aristocracy to ‘assetocracy’ – how wealth has transformed the House of Lords.
Hundreds of peers enjoy extraordinary wealth, new research has found. The wealthiest Lords also attend and speak less.
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Three modest but worthwhile measures on banks gambling and online VAT, but savings from the working age welfare budget are possible, but would require upfront spending to help people into work. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c65y…
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This is a daft non-story. Redeployment policies make use of staff with experience and expertise even while their posts may change. They are doing work that needs doing. heraldscotland.com/news/2666…
Migration rates to the UK are falling. That might sound politically advantageous for a government that is trying to show it has immigration under control, but it could in fact spell £7 billion of economic trouble for the upcoming Budget. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp…
£Billions in wind farm profits paid out to shareholders as public funding for Scotland’s buses and free travel has soared by 72% since before the pandemic — prompting demands to ministers for energy and transport to be brought into public ownership. heraldscotland.com/news/2666…
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PCS retired members’ chair Sandra Durkin spoke about the Capita pensions crisis for the Insource Now! campaign video today. She was brilliant, explaining the impact on members and why bringing services back in-house matters.
She was joined by workers from UNISON and RMT to help make the case for insourcing.
The giant cheque represents £6 billion in profits for outsourcing companies from government contracts. Public money that should support services, workers, and the people who rely on them.
#InsourceNow
ALT Sandra, reps from RMT and Unison, along with Eddie Dempsey, RMY GS and Andrea Egan, Unison GS
ALT Sandra being filmed
How does the UK state pension compare with other countries? A good summary of the complexity of pension provision and the political choices to be made. We set these issues out in more detail in our ‘Future of Pensions in the UK’ booklet.
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Kevin’s review of the new biography of Jimmy Reid. Many will not agree with some of his comments, but he is surely right to say, “The Scottish left needs more of Jimmy Reid’s values, and Brian McGeachan’s book demonstrates this superbly.”
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🚒 FBU members let’s show our support and stand together outside the Scottish Parliament on Monday 26 October at 5pm to show solidarity, stand against violence and harassment, and support everyone’s right to feel safe at night👇@fbunational @FBUScotNorth @FbuEast @WestScotlandFBU @FBU_Scotland_EC @AngusSproul @JMcKScotRegSec @SistersACG
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Scottish Greens call for frequent flyer tax to fund buses. £50m according to an STUC report.
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Extending the Fuel Duty freeze should not be a Budget priority.
It is not well targeted (higher-income households spend more proportionally on petrol) and fuel costs are still below historic highs.
At a time of constrained public finances, regular fixed increases would be a more credible policy 👇
ALT CHart showing Nominal main rate of Fuel Duty per litre, by policy scenario: UK
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TUC guide to the the Employment Rights Act 2025. It repeals major parts of the Trade Union Act 2016. These changes take effect from 18 February 2026. tuc.org.uk/resource/your-gui…
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Blair was unusual only in admitting his frustration but typical of politicians who support FoI in opposition and curse it in office - of all parties. Only have to look at extent to which Scottish Govt goes about trying to avoid transparency. They all do.
The business rates system needs simplification and consistency and to provide incentives for local growth rather than barriers to it. Indeed it does, although we seem to have forgotten it was reviewed in the 2017 Barclay Report.
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In an age of rising authoritarianism, urban policymakers can support democracy across multiple dimensions. Cities can certainly democratise government and provide the space and support for citizens to affirm democratic values in their everyday lives.
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