Includes: all aspects of the organisation of government, civil service
Excludes: political parties, independence
Subheading of: Government
How does the Scottish Government score in the Worldwide Governance Indicators?
1: Voice and Accountability - good
2: Political Stability - good. Better than England
Statistical collection and analysis needs to be improved in a devolved UK. Greater detail of local and regional analysis is required for both Scotland and England.
This week, Craig talks to SNP Policy Development Convenor Chris Hanlon and Agnes MacAuley from SNP Greenock & Inverclyde about the latest GERS figures and what they mean (and don’t mean) for Scotland, independence and the post-pandemic recovery.
It’s not possible to predict how much money a notionally independent Scotland might be able to spend in the future, and how this might compare with the amount spent per person in the rest of the UK at that time.
Gordon Morgan examines the IT Systems requirements for an independent Scotland in this White Paper Project report.
This paper is intended to provide an overview of the following aspects of a Scottish Defence & Security Strategy:
Leading economist Margaret Cuthbert draws on 15 years of research on Scottish public procurement in making the case that procurement in Scotland is shrouded in secrecy and wide-ranging reforms are needed to ensure transparency and accountability.
This Common Weal note examines how an Open Government approach to Public Finance data can improve its usability and transparency for citizens.
This paper lays out the case for the formation of a Scottish Statistics Agency, funded to a level comparable to nations similar to Scotland, which has the power to fill vital gaps in the gathering, analysis and provision of statistics pertaining to Scotland as well as to curate a comprehensive an
PFI, and other forms of public private partnership (PPP) as practised in England and Scotland, are well known to be very problematic concepts.