Ben Wray, head of policy & research at Common Weal, takes apart the Taxpayers Alliance' argument that it is "foolhardy" for the Scottish Government to borrow money, and makes the case for loosening the restrictions on Scottish Government borrowing

Ben Wray, head of policy and research at Common Weal, looks at the "tricky and confused" debate over the Scottish Rate of Income Tax, and asks whether Scottish Labour's proposals match their ambitions

HAS there ever been an election defined by such constitutional confusion in policy terms? The upcoming Scottish election is looming with the strange spectacle of different parties proposing different tax proposals based on different possible devolution outcomes.

Report makes case for government funded early learning and care being run entirely through public provision with all childcare centres open Monday-Friday 8-6pm

COMMON WEAL has published a major new report on early learning and care in Scotland, detailing a plan for the future of childcare that will transform Scotland for families.

The report is the first fully costed proposal for how the Scottish Government could deliver on its ambitious target of 30 hours of free childcare every week for every 3-4 year old and vulnerable 2 year old by 2020.

John Davis, Professor of Childhood Inclusion, looks at author J.K. Rowling's new initiative aimed at eradicating orphanages by ensuring all children have family and community care by 2050. Davis provides a rounded analysis of the challenges Rowling's initiative is likely to come up against in such a massive transition process, and draws on his own experience with the Fiesta project as a guide of how to confront the issue effectively