Sixty homes face demolition in a former mining village. Recovery must restore people’s lives, while the investigation establishes how the ground beneath them came to be unsafe.

Why I am objecting to the proposed Crookbridge retail development and what it tells us about stewardship in Scotland

A constitutional right that depends upon the changing language of individual prime ministers is not a dependable constitutional right…

Build the country, build the skills, build wealth from the ground up

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A draft referendum bill and a five-year programme bring Scotland’s constitutional ambitions back to questions of process, preparation and delivery.

What Holyrood’s vote changed, what it did not, and why a parliamentary mandate is not the same as referendum powers.

This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy la...

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A privately funded island restoration shows what patient capital and joined-up stewardship can achieve. It also reveals why rural renewal cannot depend upon finding the right billionaire.

Speaking for Scotland is not one power. Expressing national feeling, promoting devolved interests, negotiating with another government, binding the state and authorising constitutional change each req...

This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy la...

250 subscribers. Thank you. I had intended to write a note when Scotland Explained reached 200 subscribers. By the time I noticed, it had already sailed past 220. Today, it reached 250. In the last ...

Public purpose cannot be left to governments, markets or constitutional camps alone

Public purpose cannot be left to governments, markets or constitutional camps alone

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

Why Scotland needs a Council of Scotland

Getting ready for the implosion of Trumpism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUW39XXxm_U

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How Scotland can combine enterprise, shared ownership and public purpose

It is August, and it is not true to say there is no news, but there is certainly less of it bering rwported. Donald Trump claims that his war is on hold at present, although no one should be taken in....

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How Scotland can combine enterprise, shared ownership and public purpose

What the Cairngorms fires reveal about Scotland's resilience gap

How Scotland can turn investment into value, lasting capability and greater freedom to choose

How Scotland can turn investment into value, lasting capability and greater freedom to choose

How Scotland can turn investment into value, lasting capability and greater freedom to choose

Why the way we finance public investment determines who owns tomorrow

Scotland Explained: evidence-led writing on Scotland’s economy, institutions, public services and future choices. Clearer, calmer debate, with sources visible. Click to read Scotland Explained on Subs...

This year Scotland signed off on the Natural Environment Act, setting up a framework to create nature recovery targets. Now, it’s up to the new government to create targets that will lead to the resto...

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

Competent Stewardship and the Purpose of Government

How unionist and nationalist parochialism both shrink Scotland

Forget Dialog. Bilderberg is where the actual masters of the universe meet. Three guesses who secretly funds it?

Join Nextdoor, an app for neighbourhoods where you can get local tips, buy and sell items, and more

The Scottish Government is expected to issue its first bond later this year or early next year

Tech billionaires shouldn't get to hide behind a legal loophole while their algorithms push dangerous content for profit. MPs are demanding emergency laws to finally make them liable for the harm they...

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