Patrick Wiggins

Neoliberalism is consuming our well-being As The Guardian has noted: Britain is on track to become a “National Health State” where half of all public spending is allocated to the NHS and social care by the end of the decade, according to a l...

We've always assumed increasing NHS spending is a good thing, because it makes us better. But suppose that it is now becoming a measure of just how sick our economy is making us? Shouldn't we be looking at curing the problems that make us ill in that case? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...

Is Scotland on track to meet emissions reduction targets? New emissions statistics show that transformative action is needed to accelerate decarbonisation.

In our latest blog, we delve into the official statistics showing emissions of greenhouse gases in Scotland. How do the new findings fit into the longer term picture? Transformative action is needed to accelerate decarbonisation.

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