Embedding Systems of Child-Friendly: Complaints, Remedy and Redress in Scotland

Fiona Morrison, Centre for Child Wellbeing and Protection, University of Stirling Máire McCormack, Childhood and Youth Studies Research Group, University of Edinburgh Kay Tisdall, Childhood and Youth Studies Research Group, University of Edinburgh How can a child access justice, should one of their human rights not be upheld? We reflect on how to create a child-friendly system of

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A New Future for Scotland’s Towns – Recommendations

Professor Leigh Sparks, Institute of Retail Studies, University of Stirling This is the third of three linked posts on the Town Centre Action Plan Review Group Report (an introduction, summary of the review approach, recommendations). The full report and details of the Review Group, evidence submitted and heard and background and other material can be

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A New Future for Scotland’s Town Centres: Summary of our Approach

Professor Leigh Sparks, Institute of Retail Studies, University of Stirling This is the second of three linked posts on the Town Centre Action Plan Review Group Report (an introduction, summary of the review approach, recommendations). The full report and details of the Review Group, evidence submitted and heard and background and other material can be

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A New Future for Scotland’s Town Centres: Introduction to our Report

Professor Leigh Sparks, Institute of Retail Studies, University of Stirling This is the first of three linked posts on the Town Centre Action Plan Review Group Report (an introduction, summary of the review approach, recommendations). The full report and details of the Review Group, evidence submitted and heard and background and other material can be

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Incorporating the UNCRC: are we going far enough to embed children’s human rights in Scotland?

Dr Fiona Morrison, Lecturer in Child Wellbeing and Protection, Centre for Child Wellbeing and Protection, University Stirling Professor Kay Tisdall, Chair of Childhood Policy, Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh Máire McCormack, Childhood & Youth Studies Research Group, MHSES, University of Edinburgh The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation)

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Key governments have rolled back their environmental commitments

Dr Annalisa Savaresi, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling Kourosh Ziabari, Organization for Defending Victims of Violence There has always been a tension between the pursuit of economic objectives and that of environmental objectives. Scientists have clearly identified action that needs to be undertaken. Dr Annalisa Savaresi explores the key issues in an

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Richard Leonard: confidence or no confidence?

Dr Sean Kippin, Lecturer in Public Policy, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Richard Leonard was elected as Labour’s leader in Scotland in November 2017 with a brief to re-establish his party as a force in Scottish politics. However, he has been unable to do so. Just as before, Scottish Labour have not threatened the SNP’s

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