Jimmy Reid Foundation
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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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Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture 2025 – The Jimmy Reid Foundation
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If you were unable to attend the memorial lecture or would like to hear Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah again, you can watch the lecture on our YouTube channel or read the transcript here. reidfoundation.scot/2025/08/jimm...
Supporting workplace learning. The latest round of the Scottish Government’s Union Learning Fund will support 23 programmes in sectors ranging from social care to the steel industry. www.gov.scot/news/support...
Supporting workplace learning
Strengthening skills development.
www.gov.scot
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Supporting workplace learning. The latest round of the Scottish Government’s Union Learning Fund will support 23 programmes in sectors ranging from social care to the steel industry. www.gov.scot/news/support...
Where is the left? Radical organising was once backed up by a network of physical spaces, with many examples in Glasgow. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? newint.org/protest/2025...
Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Where is the left? Radical organising was once backed up by a network of physical spaces, with many examples in Glasgow. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? newint.org/protest/2025...
How to make new housing estates work for the people who live there. Lack of public transport and limited availability of schools, childcare facilities or GP surgeries are making life harder in new developments. theconversation.com/how-to-make-...
How to make new housing estates work for the people who live there
Lack of public transport and limited availability of schools, childcare facilities or GP surgeries are making life harder in new developments.
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
How to make new housing estates work for the people who live there. Lack of public transport and limited availability of schools, childcare facilities or GP surgeries are making life harder in new developments. theconversation.com/how-to-make-...
Trump’s tariffs threaten the future of global innovation – UK tech could be collateral damage. UK is exposed because of its post-Brexit positioning. It trades independently from the EU but is still tightly intertwined with it, particularly in tech sectors. theconversation.com/trumps-tarif...
Trump’s tariffs threaten the future of innovation – and UK tech could be collateral damage
Innovation thrives on collaboration and trust acros borders – tariffs undermine this.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Trump’s tariffs threaten the future of global innovation – UK tech could be collateral damage. UK is exposed because of its post-Brexit positioning. It trades independently from the EU but is still tightly intertwined with it, particularly in tech sectors. theconversation.com/trumps-tarif...
Audit Scotland: “Devolved taxes are growing Holyrood’s budget, but their impact is weakened by Scotland’s lower earnings and employment growth compared with the rest of the UK.” Scotland needs to be more radical on workplace ill health and Fair Work. www.holyrood.com/news/view,lo...
Lower wages reducing impact of Scottish taxation, Audit Scotland finds
Auditor General calls for transparency over impact of tax choices
www.holyrood.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Audit Scotland: “Devolved taxes are growing Holyrood’s budget, but their impact is weakened by Scotland’s lower earnings and employment growth compared with the rest of the UK.” Scotland needs to be more radical on workplace ill health and Fair Work. www.holyrood.com/news/view,lo...
All your data belongs to us: the rise of Palantir. A company that has facilitated the genocide in Gaza and mines social media and phone location records for ICE. Do we really want to be handing over government data to them? www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
All your data belongs to us: the rise of Palantir
A biography of the tech company’s founder Alex Karp reveals the philosophy behind its troubling conquest of the world
www.newstatesman.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
All your data belongs to us: the rise of Palantir. A company that has facilitated the genocide in Gaza and mines social media and phone location records for ICE. Do we really want to be handing over government data to them? www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...
Why Scotland's teachers want 90 minutes back. it is almost five years since the SNP's election manifesto promise to cut class contact time by 90 minutes a week to give teachers more time for activities such as lesson preparation and marking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why Scotland's teachers want 90 minutes back
Scotland's teachers are preparing to vote on industrial action over workload and time spent in front of pupils.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Why Scotland's teachers want 90 minutes back. it is almost five years since the SNP's election manifesto promise to cut class contact time by 90 minutes a week to give teachers more time for activities such as lesson preparation and marking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bad wealth made good: how to tackle Britain’s twin faultlines of low growth and rising inequality. Over the past half-century, a rising share of economic activity in the UK and other rich countries has been connected with ‘bad’ wealth accumulation. theconversation.com/bad-wealth-m...
Bad wealth made good: how to tackle Britain’s twin faultlines of low growth and rising inequality
Over the past half-century, a rising share of economic activity in the UK and other rich countries has been connected with ‘bad’ wealth accumulation.
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Bad wealth made good: how to tackle Britain’s twin faultlines of low growth and rising inequality. Over the past half-century, a rising share of economic activity in the UK and other rich countries has been connected with ‘bad’ wealth accumulation. theconversation.com/bad-wealth-m...
Muscatelli report: What will it take to grow Scotland's economy? Note that the promise doesn't mention councils. Regional economic strategy is important, but so is the truly local economy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Muscatelli report: What will it take to grow Scotland's economy?
Prof Anton Muscatelli's report calls for a range of reforms to planning, business rates and skills in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Muscatelli report: What will it take to grow Scotland's economy? Note that the promise doesn't mention councils. Regional economic strategy is important, but so is the truly local economy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why threats to academic freedom are growing (395 documented cases) – and how universities can respond to intimidation. When scholarship is politically steered, the public loses access to evidence and the means to hold power to account. theconversation.com/why-threats-...
Why threats to academic freedom are growing – and how universities can respond to intimidation
When scholarship is politically steered, the public loses access to evidence and the means to hold power to account.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Why threats to academic freedom are growing (395 documented cases) – and how universities can respond to intimidation. When scholarship is politically steered, the public loses access to evidence and the means to hold power to account. theconversation.com/why-threats-...
Will China win the AI race? China’s state-led industrial policy aligns research, infrastructure and industry than the more fragmented western system can struggle to match. US has the chips, energy and computer capacity. Although, does it really matter who ‘wins’? theconversation.com/will-china-w...
Will China win the AI race?
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is warning that China could pull ahead. Two experts offer opposing views on whether he’s right.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Will China win the AI race? China’s state-led industrial policy aligns research, infrastructure and industry than the more fragmented western system can struggle to match. US has the chips, energy and computer capacity. Although, does it really matter who ‘wins’? theconversation.com/will-china-w...
Muscatelli urges minsters to 'think' about tax divergence. It is unlikely that ministers are not ‘thinking’ about this, but as he concedes, “Now, we do not have really fantastic evidence on all this yet.” Speaking to ‘a few people’ is not evidence. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560802...
‘People are being put off’: Muscatelli urges minsters to 'think' about tax divergence
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli has warned Scotland risks deterring workers and investment if it continues to diverge too far from UK income tax…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Muscatelli urges minsters to 'think' about tax divergence. It is unlikely that ministers are not ‘thinking’ about this, but as he concedes, “Now, we do not have really fantastic evidence on all this yet.” Speaking to ‘a few people’ is not evidence. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560802...
Huge amounts of plastic waste goes unnoticed – here’s what to do about it. Plastic pollution is often hidden in plain sight – behind positive “eco” or “recyclable” labels, within supply chains and under the convenience of online shopping. theconversation.com/huge-amounts...
Huge amounts of plastic waste goes unnoticed – here’s what to do about it
Plastic pollution is often hidden in plain sight – behind positive “eco” or “recyclable” labels, within supply chains and under the convenience of online shopping.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Huge amounts of plastic waste goes unnoticed – here’s what to do about it. Plastic pollution is often hidden in plain sight – behind positive “eco” or “recyclable” labels, within supply chains and under the convenience of online shopping. theconversation.com/huge-amounts...
When I met Jimmy Reid, his 'no bevvy' line belonged to another era. “He has been Scotland’s great rallying figure over the last four decades, and was one of the few political figures who can genuinely say that they provoked real change for the better.” www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560713...
Diehard socialist Jimmy Reid spurned the chance to be stockbroker
This week: Jimmy Reid
www.heraldscotland.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
When I met Jimmy Reid, his 'no bevvy' line belonged to another era. “He has been Scotland’s great rallying figure over the last four decades, and was one of the few political figures who can genuinely say that they provoked real change for the better.” www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560713...
Minister talks a good game, but is he ready to act? In the real world, colleges have faced a real terms funding cut of 20% over the course of this parliament alone, and if things don’t change, then some of them are going to have to start closing campuses. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560416...
Minister talks a good game, but is he ready to act?
Education specialist and former lecturer James McEnaney reflects on his discussion with the man overseeing the country’s colleges and universities
www.heraldscotland.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Minister talks a good game, but is he ready to act? In the real world, colleges have faced a real terms funding cut of 20% over the course of this parliament alone, and if things don’t change, then some of them are going to have to start closing campuses. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2560416...
Imagined immigration is shaping our politics. Exposes the wide-spread misconceptions about the levels and type of immigration to the country, but warn that myth-busting is not enough to alleviate people’s concerns. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Imagined immigration is shaping our politics | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Immigration has become the number one political priority for the public. But there is one problem: this immigration is imagined, it doesn't really exist.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Imagined immigration is shaping our politics. Exposes the wide-spread misconceptions about the levels and type of immigration to the country, but warn that myth-busting is not enough to alleviate people’s concerns. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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A major protest has been held outside the offices of Grand Theft Auto developers Rockstar Games in Edinburgh, after more than 30 staff were allegedly sacked for trade union activity.
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A major protest has been held outside the offices of Grand Theft Auto developers Rockstar Games in Edinburgh, after more than 30 staff were allegedly sacked for trade union activity.
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals. A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals. A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Business leaders urge Reeves to force pension funds to raise UK investments. “This policy would set the default level of UK domestic pension investment closer to that of international competitors,” As we highlighted last year. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Business leaders urge Reeves to force pension funds to raise UK investments
More than 250 bosses ask chancellor to require schemes to put 25% of assets in British firms, which could unlock £95bn
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Business leaders urge Reeves to force pension funds to raise UK investments. “This policy would set the default level of UK domestic pension investment closer to that of international competitors,” As we highlighted last year. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite ‘scaremongering’ from firms. MPs accused the sector of hiding its more “insidious” products behind traditional activities such as horse racing and seaside arcades. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite ‘scaremongering’ from firms
Treasury select committee calls for higher duties on most addictive forms, such as high-street slots and online games
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
MPs urge Reeves to raise gambling taxes despite ‘scaremongering’ from firms. MPs accused the sector of hiding its more “insidious” products behind traditional activities such as horse racing and seaside arcades. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Scottish Parliament passes land reform bill. Welcome but measures did not "go far enough to meaningfully intervene in the land market and change landownership patterns". Desperate rubbish from landowners claiming your garden might be covered in future! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish Parliament passes land reform bill
The legislation is designed to help reduce the concentration of rural land ownership among a small number of people.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Scottish Parliament passes land reform bill. Welcome but measures did not "go far enough to meaningfully intervene in the land market and change landownership patterns". Desperate rubbish from landowners claiming your garden might be covered in future! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scotland's housebuilders launch plan to end new homes crisis. No surprise it involves no constraints and no taxes. Scotland actually needs to build more social homes and ensure rent controls apply to all homes in the private sector with no exemptions. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2559950...
Scotland's housebuilders warn 'the numbers simply no longer add up'
Scotland is in the depths of a housing emergency and barriers to building more homes remain for the housebuilding industry.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Scotland's housebuilders launch plan to end new homes crisis. No surprise it involves no constraints and no taxes. Scotland actually needs to build more social homes and ensure rent controls apply to all homes in the private sector with no exemptions. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2559950...
The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ and how to defuse it. The contemporary reluctance to tax wealth, in Britain and many other rich countries, is very unusual. Throughout history, most societies have seen this form of resource redistribution as utterly reasonable. theconversation.com/the-uks-weal...
The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ – and how to defuse it
The case for taxing wealth has historically come from the political mainstream – so why is it so unpalatable now?
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ and how to defuse it. The contemporary reluctance to tax wealth, in Britain and many other rich countries, is very unusual. Throughout history, most societies have seen this form of resource redistribution as utterly reasonable. theconversation.com/the-uks-weal...
Mayfield review: Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill. Health should be viewed as "a shared responsibility between employers, employees and health services". As we recommended this year, the focus should be on employer action. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Mayfield review: Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill. Health should be viewed as "a shared responsibility between employers, employees and health services". As we recommended this year, the focus should be on employer action. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...