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.
Jimmy Reid Foundation
More Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank during the past three years than in the previous 17 years combined, according to new analysis by Oxfam
Nation.Cymru staff More Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank during the past three years than in the previous 17 years combined, according to new analysis by Oxfam. The charity said...
The Milburn report into young people not in education, employment or training highlights the growing number of young people in this category. Our June briefing reviews the evidence, including Scottish data, and look at why they do better in Europe.
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The Milburn report into young people not in education, employment or training highlights the growing number of young people in this category. Our June briefing reviews the evidence, including Scottish data, and look at why they do better in Europe.
reidfoundation.scot/2026/06/youn...
HSE warning after catastrophic tank collapse in Peterhead causes life changing injury. Said operators should learn lessons from the disaster and review their own activities to ensure they are complying with safety laws. More HSE inspectors also needed. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2618399...
What does the title of Tertiary Education Minister mean for Scotland? Funding between colleges and universities is a real issue, and ‘tertiary’ is fine for UHI in particular. But some college principals want to be universities, distracting from key role. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2616306...
Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says. Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Screen Scotland demands BBC power shift. "We believe it should shift from a London-centric model to a truly distributed, transparent and regionally embedded structure—spreading commissioning power, leadership, and governance across the UK.” www.heraldscotland.com/news/2618014...
Calls to overhaul 'outdated and broken' council tax as scale of Scots' debt revealed. Based on what the property would be worth in 1991. “Not a system anyone would design again from scratch, yet we are stuck with it through political choice alone.” www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
Public procurement of electricity could save GB households £200 a year. This centralised model is similar to one used in other markets around the world and would be closer to the way the nationalised power market worked before privatisation in the 1980s.
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Watchdog warning as councils’ budget gap hits half a billion pounds. Accounts Commission warns local authorities face “major risks to their financial sustainability as funding fails to keep pace with rising demand and increasing costs”. www.holyrood.com/news/view,wa...
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions
Safety chiefs have warned firms to check ageing industrial equipment after a rusting chemical tank burst apart and left a Scottish worker with…www.heraldscotland.com
