The Reid Foundation @ReidFoundation
Scottish think tank founded in memory of trade unionist Jimmy Reid, to continue his legacy of radical political thinking and action. His words still echo. reidfoundation.scot Glasgow Joined September 2011-
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Public support fairer taxes to build a better Britain. Most voters want better funded public services and a fairer country, and know that to achieve these ambitions we need tax reform. tuc.org.uk/blogs/public-s…
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Workers’ health and the economy are suffering due to climate change. Findings suggest a clear link between higher temperatures and workers reducing their hours worked and their effort. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…
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UK Freeports primarily about tax incentives. EU Freeports primarily focus spending on infrastructure. Even the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the OBR say Freeports are shit. ifs.org.uk/sites/default/…
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🔥12 DAYS TO GO🔥The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is proposing major changes to fire stations that could see station closures and reduced fire cover. Affected areas include stations in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, Inverclyde, Fife, Dundee, Perth, the Borders and a number…
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The government could save energy users £5bn a year by overhauling the electricity market to stop gas-fired power stations from setting the wholesale price for electricity, according to the former energy tsar. No brainer this one. theguardian.com/business/2025/…
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Physical education is important for academic success – here’s how it benefits kids’ cognition. Physical education has many cognitive benefits for kids – including for their working memory, problem solving and maths performance. theconversation.com/physical-educa…
Reform v the Nottingham Post: why local media is crucial to democracy. Hardly anyone actually goes to council meetings. It is journalists who can keep a close eye and tell us all what’s happening. theconversation.com/reform-v-the-n…
Bank taxation. The TUC is calling for a fairer approach to the tax treatment of banks in light of windfall profits from higher interest rates. tuc.org.uk/research-analy…
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Crackdown on international students could hurt struggling UK cities, thinktank warns. The university sector, which is reliant on overseas students for a quarter of income, is key to economic activity in many cities. theguardian.com/education/2025…
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Five children in Gaza among those killed by Israeli strike while fetching water. On Monday, the world’s leading association of genocide scholars said Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime. theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…
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Young people in Scotland will be empowered to identify and challenge disinformation online thanks to a brand new project from The Ferret, backed by the National Lottery Fund.👏👏👏 theferret.scot/the-ferret-hel…
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‘Clinicians urge NHS reform debate, possible patient charges’. The accurate headline, ‘Right-wing think tank argues for NHS privatisation.’ heraldscotland.com/news/25433193.…
One month to go before our annual lecture with Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah talking about the Gaza crisis. For further details and ticket information: reidfoundation.scot. Or Eventbrite: eventbrite.com/e/jimmy-reid-m…
Reasons why the UK lags behind its rivals on productivity. Austerity, Brexit, and finance sector focus. Solution, a multi-year public investment programme and a stronger and more focused industrial strategy around the green, tech and science sectors. theconversation.com/four-reasons-w…
Row over loss of 35,000 landlords in Scotland's housing emergency. That is landlords not homes, and these properties have not disappeared into the ether. What is needed is a larger social housing programme, not landlordism that distorts the market. heraldscotland.com/news/25427798.…
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