10 January 2012: The Thinking Behind Limited Government: The Blueprint for Democratic Revival

A New Scottish Politic

A New Scottish Politic comments that the profound domestic structural political change through devolution Scotland is facing is an incredible opportunity for a new start. However, as with any true democratic change, it means the Scottish people actively embracing and interacting with this political opportunity.

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13 December 2011: The Economics of Renewables Event

Reform Scotland Trustee, Graham Blackett, will be speaking at the Scotsman conference on 'The Economics of Renewables' on 13 December 2011.

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29 November 2011: iVenture Tuesday Speaker Series - Sir Tom Farmer Event

The iVenture Tuesday Speaker Series features a new programme of talks given by prominent members of the business community. The programme seeks to inspire and motivate those who wish to develop their careers in different directions or have entrepreneurial ambitions. Sir Tom Farmer will be the Speaker on 29 November 2011.

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2 November 2011: Devolution survey

Reform Scotland is carrying out a survey on the fiscal powers of the Scottish Parliament and we would be delighted to know what you think.

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5 July 2011: Community Council Survey

Reform Scotland is currently working on research papers looking at areas of local government responsibility ahead of council elections in May 2012, and as part of this work we would be grateful if community councils or individual community council members would consider answering our downloadable survey.

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7 February 2011: Breakthrough Breast Cancer: Scottish Elections Hustings Event Event

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is holding a hustings on the issue of women's health in a recession on Wednesday 9th March. Speakers include MSPs Nicola Sturgeon, Jackie Baillie, Nanette Milne, Ross Finnie and Margo Macdonald.

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4 August 2010: Scotland's Third Sector: Finding Opportunity in Challenging Times Event

Holyrood magazine is delighted to launch Scotland's Third Sector: Finding Opportunity in Challenging Times event, taking place on Tuesday 7th September, Glasgow. Geoff Mawdsley, Director of Reform Scotland, will be speaking at this event.

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3 June 2010: Scotland: A New Fiscal Settlement

Professor Andrew Hughes Hallet & Professor Drew Scott

This paper,with an introduction from Jim McColl, provides a blueprint for how the tax system could be devolved to Scotland. Given this framework the authors are able to make rough calculations that every 1% of the budget transferred to Edinburgh could potentially increase incomes per head between 1.3% and 0.6%.

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