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Scotland desperately needs to retain and attract more working-age people. Research director Ali Payne quoted in The Daily Record outlining why & how the UK Gov should create a specific Scottish immigration policy as part of the broader UK one.

"What are we doing to build resilient families? Are we equipping families with the tools to better understand and cope with emotional challenges and mental health issues as they arise throughout childhood?" Fiona McFarlane writes for #NHS2048 reformscotland.com/nhs2048/rethin…

Dipping a toe into the conversation around waiting lists and diagnosis. We need to do more than count numbers, we need to think about what a good childhood looks like and what we can do to facilitate it.

Watch Graeme Roy explain that Scotland’s ageing population will push up health spending just to maintain current services - and why, without long-term planning, cuts elsewhere will be inevitable, no matter who’s in power. The event in full: reformscotland.com/event/professo…

🤔 How do we improve children's mental health in Scotland and move the conversation beyond waiting lists? 📢 Our Director for Scotland, Fiona McFarlane, shared her thoughts on the reformscotland think tank's blog. reformscotland.com/nhs2048/rethin…

Today in Scottish Parliament, willie coffey will ask for an update on the number of pupils in Scotland studying computing science. Our findings show the extent of this decline with examples below. Read in full here: reformscotland.com/publication/co…

Reform Scotland was pleased to contribute to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Draft Just Transition Plan for Transport, drawing on our reports on road pricing and rail. Read our full response here: reformscotland.com/publication/su… Closes Mon 19 May.

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Political Editor Andrew Learmonth speaks to Chris Deerin of Enlighten about why they changed their name from Reform Scotland 👇 READ MORE: heraldscotland.com/news/25169539.… LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: open.spotify.com/episode/6uODbt… Andrew Learmonth Chris Deerin

Scotland suffers a dearth of think-tanks. We need more ideas to stimulate public policy debate and challenge government + opposition. Reform Scotland has been an honourable exception over the years. So a name change makes sense. Hopefully they will continue to enlighten us.

Tomorrow Michelle Thomson & Marie McNair MSP have Scottish Parliament questions on the impact of immigration changes on social care. We are facing a demographic crisis & desperately need to retain & attract working age people. The UK govt needs to enable a Scottish immigration policy

Our name has changed, but our purpose remains the same - to provide a platform for meaningful policy debate on Scotland’s key issues and help shape the agenda ahead of next year’s election. Visit our homepage at enlighten.scot to join our mailing list.

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Tomorrow Scottish Lib Dems in Scottish Parliament will look at teaching workforce & decline in STEM. Our report shows: -1 in 8 secondary pupils attend a school with no qualified computing teacher. Increasing to 50% in rural areas -66 secondaries have no computing teacher enlighten.scot/publication/co…