Common Weal’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on energy efficiency in homes.

A response to the Call for Evidence on the future of heating rural homes.

This policy paper was commissioned by Calor and was written by Common Weal, Glasgow Caledonian University and the Energy Poverty Research Initiative.

A response to the Scottish Parliament’s consultation reviewing Freedom of Information legislation.

A comprehensive framework for the decarbonisation of Scotland’s heating sector in a way that eliminates fuel poverty in this country.

A Consultation submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee asked for expert submissions on the ongoing work to establish a Scottish National Investment Bank.

This report argues that Scotland, if independent, could improve its performance across 12 key pillars of its economy.

A paper arguing for a Scottish payment system that would add resilience to the Scottish economy, save small businesses money on each transaction and would, eventually, ease the transition to an independent Scottish currency.

A national rent controls scheme based on the quality of the home and the wellbeing the tenants can expect.

A blueprint for a National Energy Company that would own Scotland’s energy infrastructure and a Scottish Energy Development Agency to determine where future infrastructure should be built.

Automation and other disruptive technologies are being rapidly deployed into economies and planning is required to adapt economic policies so as to avoid job losses.

An alternative approach to measuring building energy efficiency.

An illustrative map – based on real Scottish geographic data – showing what a reformed former grouse moor could look like.

An assessment of the economic potential of alternative uses for Scottish land currently used for grouse shooting.

A plan to rapidly restore Scotland’s local democracy.

This paper looks at the vulnerabilities in the UK’s electoral process in the form of the lax regulation around digital political adverts.

Common Weal opposes the UK government’s proposal to close the Feed-In Tariffs scheme, which was introduced in 2010 to support the adoption of small-scale, low-carbon electricity generating technologies.

This report forms Common Weal’s response to the first stage of the Scottish government’s review of building energy standards and is part of our ongoing work on energy and housing policy.

Common Weal’s response to a Scottish Government consultation on a Public Energy Company.

Peter Ryan examines the expansion of data collection and its use as a tool for the manipulation of elections.S everal recommendations are made which will help safeguard our democracy against unfair or malicious influence from companies or foreign states.