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Response to Scottish Government’s Draft Energy Strategy & Just Transition Plan

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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ENERGY STRATEGY “CLUTTERED AND CONFUSED” Reform Scotland calls for Government to be clearer about costs and timelines Think tank responds to consultation to suggest improvements on the journey to net zero Reform Scotland, a public policy institute which works to promote increased economic prosperity, opportunity for all, and more effective public services, has …

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Melting Pot 2022

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What a challenging year 2022 has been. Three Prime Ministers and four chancellors. War in Europe. The kind of inflation we haven’t seen since the 1970s, and the looming threat of stagflation. The perils of Brexit starting to show their fangs. The winter cold biting more bitterly than ever as we all try to manage …

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Powering Ahead: Decarbonising Scotland’s Energy

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WE NEED A PRACTICAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON CLIMATE CHANGE Reform Scotland calls for “the gap between rhetoric and reality” to close Think tank recommends practical steps including bringing forward the ban on gas boilers for new buildings, a ban on new gas cookers, and a move to road user charging Reform Scotland, a public …

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Melting Pot 2021

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It has been another difficult and unconventional year in politics and policy, with the Covid crisis driving all before it. The pandemic has exposed and posed serious questions about the capacity and funding of our health service and our education system, and inflicted significant damage on our economy. Some of the challenges are fresh, while …

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Melting pot 2020

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Something unusual happened to our Melting Pot blog in 2020. It’s always been a space for interesting thought and debate, but this year it became “a place to be seen”, as one senior political figure put it to me. More and more smart and engaged people began approaching us, asking to write. The impact spread …

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Melting pot 2019

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Regardless of which way you voted, the UK at least now has some clarity. Boris Johnson’s thumping victory in the general election has removed any doubt that Brexit will happen. The electoral map of England has been redrawn, and the Conservatives have a mandate to govern as they see fit. In Scotland, of course, the …

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Melting pot 2018

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It is perhaps appropriate that 2018, being Reform Scotland’s 10th birthday, has been a year of change. In April I took over as Director, with ambitious plans to build on the great work of my predecessors and grow our think tank over the next few years into a new and more substantial proposition. Scotland’s political culture …

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Melting pot 2017

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Back in July 2015 Reform Scotland launched our Melting Pot blog as a forum for sharing policy ideas and encouraging blue sky thinking. Since then we have been delighted at the range of interesting and thought-provoking pieces contributors have written.  We have now published over 60 posts all of which add to the public policy …

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