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In a carefully constructed but sharply critical assessment of the recent Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) report entitled, ‘Adjusting Scotland’s Block Grant for Tax and welfare Powers; Assessing the Options’, leading independent economist, Jim Cuthbert,… Read More »Scottish fiscal settlement negotiations

The Reid Foundation has submitted its response to the ‘Lobbying (Scotland) Bill and has concluded that the proposed register of lobbyists is insufficient. Given that the Scottish Parliament was designed to be open, accessible and… Read More »Lobbying Woes

First Minister Declares “WORKERS’ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS” 24th November in the Bute Hall, University of Glasgow The Rt. Hon. Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland, delivered the Third Annual Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture… Read More »Worker’s Rights are Human Rights!

First Minister Declares “WORKERS’ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS”   The Rt. Hon. Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland, will deliver the Third Annual Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture “WORKERS’ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS” on Tuesday… Read More »Third Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture

As part of its campaign against the Trade Union Bill, the STUC is organising an event on 24th November at 6.30pm which will livestream the First Minister’s Lecture ‘Worker’s Rights are Human Rights’ followed by a Panel Discussion. The venue… Read More »Our Rights, Our Jobs, Our Unions – No TU Bill No Austerity

The 3rd Annual Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture “WORKERS’ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS” will be delivered by Rt. Hon. Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland.  The meeting will be chaired by  Grahame Smith, General Secretary… Read More »3rd Annual Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture

The Jimmy Reid Foundation today publishes a major new critique of government handling of the Scottish economy in terms of the critical component of trade and development. Written by renown independent economist/statistician, Margaret Cuthbert and… Read More »Facts on Trade and Development

In this latest policy paper Carole Ewart urges us to use international human rights standards to create a fairer Scotland.  Summary Human rights have not realised their potential to protect individual rights e.g. respect for… Read More »Economic and Social Rights are Human Rights

The Barnett Formula under the Smith Reforms is examined by Dr Jim Cuthbert in a paper for the Fraser of Allander Institute. Building on previous work, it turns out that both relative population growth, and… Read More »Barnett Formula post Smith Commission