Commission on School Reform hails Governance Review as “major strategic development” but sees problems in residual local government role The Commission on School Reform, which is chaired by former Director of Education Keir Bloomer and was set up in 2011 by the think tanks Reform Scotland
by Andy Maciver Following this 'car crash' interview between Radio 4's Eddie Mair and Labour MP Dawn Butler, I was asked to speak to the BBC Radio Scotland Stephen Jardine Programme earlier this morning. You can listen to it here later. As a former communications head for a
Our director Andy Maciver's video blog reacting to the announcement of a snap general election - "three referendums in one election". See it here.
Think tank says local democracy needs to be revitalised Reform Scotland, the independent, non-party think tank, has proposed a complete overhaul of local governance via primary legislation ahead of next month’s local authority elections. In publishing its Blueprint for Local Power, the think tank says that local democracy
Gareth Brown, Associate Lots of good things happen at Easter - a fictitious rabbit handing out chocolate, a bank holiday weekend, and for people of faith, a religious holiday with the renewal of old ideals at its core. Also, 19 years ago on Good Friday, a
Charities call for Scotland to take the lead on dog fouling issue One year on from the Scottish Government increasing fixed penalty notices to £80, Scottish charities have joined forces to call for further action on dog fouling. Keep Scotland Beautiful and the Dogs Trust have