Economic recovery
Understanding Scotland - Economy
Author / Creator: Mark Diffley
Media type: survey report
Date published: October 2021
People are feeling the financial sting of the pandemic. They are pessimistic about the economic and financial outlook. And with concern over rising prices. There is evidence of dissatisfaction with prevailing economic indicators and models. There is an appetite for a different economic settlement.
Understanding Scotland - Society
Author / Creator: Diffley Partnership
Media type: survey report
Date published: October 2021
A look at Scottish society as we emerge from the pandemic, and addresses the fundamental questions: Is Scotland on the right track? Where do we want to go as a country? And who do we trust to help us get there?
Must Scots settle for cronyism and incompetence? Open Minds on Independence #21
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Scotland's ambition does not end with winning independence. That is just the start. It offers us the freedom to create the country we want to live in. The issues we should prioritise include:
Watershed: the Turning Point for North Sea Oil and the Just Transition
Author / Creator: Rachel Tansey
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: September 2021
No new oil and gas fields can be approved for development. Given the right policies, a just transition can generate more than three jobs in clean industries for every North Sea oil job at risk
Land Reform: Re-Shaping Scotland’s Social Landscape
Author / Creator: Dylan Howel
Media type: News Item
Date published:
Scotland has one of the most concentrated patterns of private land ownership in the developed world. Just 450 people own over half of the private land in Scotland. This entitlement has survived un-challenged for 500 years, a privilege that has its roots in royal favours and aristocratic archetypes