Jimmy Reid Foundation

20/08/2026

Call for private jet tax in Scotland to be advanced. Oxfam, “A weak tax, delayed or diluted, will change little; not emissions, not behaviour, not the money needed for climate action.”

A group of millionaires are among those calling for the Scottish Government to bring forward plans to implement a tax on private jets

11/08/2026

Edinburgh Airport chief: Scottish private jet tax 'deeply unhelpful'. The polluter pays is an ideal principle for the tax system. And one we should extend.

Scottish Government plans higher charges from 2028 to help pay for emissions

04/08/2026

Why the UK still can’t fix social care – and what four other countries got right. They recognise that the need for care, like health, is a shared social risk, to be pooled by everyone rather than a lottery of private misfortune.

Social care reform has failed in the UK for 25 years. Four international examples show what a lasting fix actually requires.

29/07/2026

Why cutting through the Jimmy Reid mythology has been a labour of love. Alienated populations seek resolution of the problems that he devoted his mind to exploring solutions to. His words, offering glimpses of a vision splendid, will echo and endure.

Walking with History: The Autobiography of Jimmy Reid, with Brian McGeachan is published by McNidder & Grace at £17.99.

‘AN interesting trek.’ – Jimmy Reid’s words to me summing up his extraordinary life. My own ‘trek’ to complete his full-scale memoir has…

28/07/2026

Scotland’s view on refugees revealed 75 years after UN Convention. Massively overstate the numbers and support refugees receive.

27/07/2026

Wildfires: what can the UK and other nations learn from Australia’s world-leading fire response systems? Australia has spent decades learning how to warn its public. The harder lesson – getting people to act on this advice – remains a work in progress.

Australia has a well-established national wildfire warning system, so how does this compare with the UK’s approach?

23/07/2026

Clydeside Speaks: UCS 55th Anniversary Film Screening Tickets, Wednesday, July 29 • 6 PM - 9 PM. A community film screening event at GalGael to commemorate the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’ Dispute of 1971-72.

A community film screening event at GalGael to commemorate the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’ Dispute of 1971-72.

08/07/2026

On No 10 North and the Limits of Manchesterism

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/07/08/on-no-10-north-and-the-limits-of-manchesterism/

06/07/2026

The growth and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rarely out of the news, with a debate over its merits and consequences. More recently, there has been an increase in proposals for huge data centres in Scotland to house the computing power and storage needs of this technology. In this briefing, we examine the case and impact of data centres.

Artificial Intelligence and Data CentresJuly 6, 2026July 6, 2026Briefing, Scottish Policy The growth and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rarely out of the news, with a debate over its merits and consequences. More recently, there has been an increase in proposals for huge data centres in Scot...

16/06/2026

Avondvierdaagse. Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition that seems to be genuinely transformative.

Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition that seems to be genuinely transformative