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‘A fish rots from its head’ is an old Chinese proverb that I like. When any system begins to fail, look to the top to figure out why. The international...

In April, during the lockdown, the European Parliament closed its doors and one of its buildings in Brussels welcomed a group of  women (homeless, migrants, but also victims of gender-based...

The Scottish Household Survey has just been published. This data provides the most detailed account of the demographic make-up of Scotland’s communities, and how it has changed over time. It also...

THE INTERNAL MARKET BILL only exposes what has always been the UK’s constitutional position; the difference is that the pragmatic accommodation to strong pressures for change which has often typified...

There is a constitutional curiosity in the UK Government’s Internal Market Bill which professor Michael Keatings, Centre for Constitutional Change director, has identified, and is worth reflecting on. Until now the...

A new report published by the Trussell Trust forecasts that the need for its services could increase by 61% – the equivalent of 6 food parcels given out every minute...

Some good news – kind of. The Royal Bank of Scotland’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index report suggests things are starting to get built and sold again. A PMI rate above...

“There is a degree of courage that the Scots, and in particular Nicola Sturgeon, must show if they want the transition to independence and entering the EU, to be realistic....

IF THERE WAS an independence referendum in November, could we fight it? I think it’s really important not just to understand that the answer is ‘no’, but why the answer...

Scottish species the Arctic Skua named among declining wildlife species. WWF Living Planet Report 2020 claims agriculture and over-fishing are largely to blame. “We’re on track to wipe wildlife from...