News & Insight

22 September 2013

No Scottish wedding or new year celebration would be complete without traditional music and dancing. Yet while ceilidhs can be huge fun, if find yourself dancing an unfamiliar reel, it is an experience that can leave you dizzy (and a...

22 September 2013

Arguments for universal childcare have been around ever since investing in early years became a political priority under the previous Labour government. Many believe that the high cost of providing a universal system of childcare rules it out as an...

22 September 2013

Sunday, 15th September marks the fifth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers that triggered the financial crash. I think we all remember how, in the aftermath of the crisis, meetings and media were brimming with enthusiasm for how finance could...

22 September 2013

As a nation, we are paying the price for not better supporting women at work. The UK Women’s Business Council report ‘Maximising women’s contribution to future economic growth’ published earlier this summer found that there are over 2.4 million women...

22 September 2013

Once upon a time, Britain was prepared to give the Tories the benefit of the doubt. They said they cared about poverty; they promised a welfare revolution and they pledged, 'we're all in this together'. Now, three long years on,...

22 September 2013

Less than a year from now Scottish voters will have decided whether we want to remain part of the UK or whether we will have voted for independence. While opinion polls suggest that people remain unconvinced by the arguments of the...