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Now Scotland's census is being outsourced – it is time to reclaim public policy-making
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 23/07/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 23/07/2025

Now Scotland's census is being outsourced – it is time to reclaim public policy-making

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Rachel Reeves wants to re-create the 2008 Financial Crash
Money Robin McAlpine 16/07/2025 Money Robin McAlpine 16/07/2025

Rachel Reeves wants to re-create the 2008 Financial Crash

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How to stop faith-based funding for private interests
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 15/07/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 15/07/2025

How to stop faith-based funding for private interests

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Scotland could lead the UK in taxing wealth
Money, Resources, Wellbeing Craig Dalzell 14/07/2025 Money, Resources, Wellbeing Craig Dalzell 14/07/2025

Scotland could lead the UK in taxing wealth

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The UK’s Welfare shambles will have a long echo
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 02/07/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 02/07/2025

The UK’s Welfare shambles will have a long echo

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Making the poor pay the bills of the rich is an easily-fixable act of political cowardice
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 27/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 27/06/2025

Making the poor pay the bills of the rich is an easily-fixable act of political cowardice

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An unfunded autism diagnosis target may make things worse
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 25/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 25/06/2025

An unfunded autism diagnosis target may make things worse

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It is not true that one in three Scots have paid for private healthcare
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 24/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 24/06/2025

It is not true that one in three Scots have paid for private healthcare

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University failure is a case study in the need for governance reform
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 20/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 20/06/2025

University failure is a case study in the need for governance reform

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Does Highland depopulation mean it is time for their own Parliament?
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 18/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 18/06/2025

Does Highland depopulation mean it is time for their own Parliament?

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If you are serious about government waste, you need a coherent analysis
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 17/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 17/06/2025

If you are serious about government waste, you need a coherent analysis

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There are better solutions for Glasgow than 'hard man leaders'
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 16/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 16/06/2025

There are better solutions for Glasgow than 'hard man leaders'

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The loss of Alexander Dennis was not inevitable, it was a failure
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 13/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 13/06/2025

The loss of Alexander Dennis was not inevitable, it was a failure

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The UK Spending Review takes a long but narrow view that sets us up for future problems
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 12/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 12/06/2025

The UK Spending Review takes a long but narrow view that sets us up for future problems

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The 'millionaire exodus' didn't happen; we need to be more sceptical of stories about the rich
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 10/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 10/06/2025

The 'millionaire exodus' didn't happen; we need to be more sceptical of stories about the rich

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Tackling Disparity in dental provision means reform of the system that created it
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 09/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 09/06/2025

Tackling Disparity in dental provision means reform of the system that created it

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By-election shock should be a reminder to focus on what it is actually like to live in Scotland
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 06/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 06/06/2025

By-election shock should be a reminder to focus on what it is actually like to live in Scotland

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Local Authority budgets are only hard to balance because Holyrood holds the power
Democracy, Money, Resources Robin McAlpine 05/06/2025 Democracy, Money, Resources Robin McAlpine 05/06/2025

Local Authority budgets are only hard to balance because Holyrood holds the power

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It is hotel industry price gouging which is making Edinburgh tourism unaffordable
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 04/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 04/06/2025

It is hotel industry price gouging which is making Edinburgh tourism unaffordable

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To make politicians take recommendations seriously, someone must watch over them
Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 03/06/2025 Care, Democracy, Health, Independence, Industry, Information, Justice, Learning, Money, Place, Recreation, Resources, Security, Wellbeing, World Robin McAlpine 03/06/2025

To make politicians take recommendations seriously, someone must watch over them

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