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THE CHALLENGE facing anyone seeking reform in Scotland cannot be underestimated. That’s odd; those claiming to be on the side
IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS I’ve written articles about how the powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament could be used
THERE IS A PHRASE I hear more and more often on the frontline: “I cannot afford to take a job.”
AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY Scotland seemed full of possibilities. The new Parliament was, for many, an opportunity to
WHAT DO YOU DO about a government that governs not in the clear interests of its own people but to
MARCH 9th marked the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. To commemorate it, the
TWENTY YEARS AGO, with the Scottish Parliament newly established, a group of economists wrote about what it should do with
THE FOUR-HOUR TARGET has survived for decades because it sounds reasonable to people who imagine illness as a transaction. You
WHEN DAVID BULL visited Scotland during the 2024 general election campaign, Jo Hart took us to meet fishermen in Peterhead,
EVERY WINTER CORRIDORS FILL WITH OLDER PATIENTS ON TROLLEYS, headlines decry indignity, and ministers promise action. But corridor care is