News & Insight

23 November 2023

"Once you start thinking about growth, it's hard to think about anything else," as the Nobel laureate economist Robert Lucas once said. This rings particularly true for us in Scotland, and indeed for people across the whole of the United Kingdom. Daniel Coleman writes on the imperative of economic growth.

30 August 2023

Veronica McTernan had a gift for encouraging others, her daughter Maggie McTernan is following in her footsteps as she launches The Veronica McTernan Fund in her name to support women campaigning in their communities and standing for election.

2 August 2023

If Labour should win the next General Election it faces the Herculean task of juggling public service revival, cost-of-living crisis mitigation, and fiscal credibility. Daniel Coleman, an economist and Edinburgh Labour campaigner asks how does Labour fix public services and deal with poverty amidst a fiscal crisis?

24 May 2023

For too long we have seen policies that prioritise short-term outcomes with little or no regard for their long-term implications. It's to make fundamental and comprehensive changes to the way that Governments make decisions, writes Sarah Boyack MSP.

24 May 2023

The Scottish government must act now so Scottish students don't miss out on the opportunity to study in Europe, Dominic McCarron, a Young Scottish Fabian member writes about his own transformational experience.

24 May 2023

Scottish voters want change but not for its own sake writes Graeme Downie, parliamentary candidate for Dunfermline & West Fife.