Day: 1 April 2026

Devolution Reboot: Immigration, multiculturalism and Scotland’s future

Devolution Reboot: Immigration, multiculturalism and Scotland’s future

IN MY ARTICLES here I’ve been discussing an essay by the economist Edward Glaeser, who gave his recommendations for Scotland at the outset of devolution. He argued that the powers of the new Parliament could be used to improve the quality of life here – better schools, lower crime, faster transport, higher-quality housing and urban […]

Reform’s plan to make Scottish energy secure, affordable and reliable

Reform’s plan to make Scottish energy secure, affordable and reliable

 IN SCOTLAND, we are blessed with natural energy assets both below the sea (North Sea oil and gas) and above ground (on-shore and off-shore wind). But over the last twenty-five years, successive governments in both Westminster and Holyrood have badly mis-managed the UK’s energy system such that today our cost of energy is seven times […]