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Our Scottish Future @scottish_future

We believe Scotland and the rest of the UK benefit when we work with one another. We promote cooperation through research and campaigns.

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Our Scottish Future@scottish_future
4 Dec 2025
ICYMI: This week we launched our new report ‘ Fixing Broken Government’, which sets out a series of practical recommendations aimed at resetting & repairing Scotland’s machinery of Govt ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election ⬇ ourscottishfuture.org/wp-con…
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6 Jun 2025
Inspiring to hear so many voices championing innovation in Scotland and the bold approaches needed to unlock its full economic potential. @scottish_future @UofGlasgow
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Many thanks to all who came along to our “Scotland: Creating the jobs of tomorrow” conference today - an insightful day full of expert contributions and discussion on how we drive innovation for a more prosperous Scotland. #OurScottishFuture25 @Glasgow_Chamber @UofGlasgow
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We’re pleased to be joined by @AnasSarwar and Douglas Alexander MP to discuss the opportunities and challenges identified during the conference today and how innovation fits within the wider policy landscape. #OurScottishFuture25
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Insightful discussion from our panel of experts - Dr Poonam Malik, Dr Susie Mitchell, Prof Andrew Morris, Prof Lee Cronin, Prof Mairi Spowage and Dan Turner- on how policy can enable innovation-driven growth in Scotland’s regions. #OurScottishFuture25
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Author of our new report “Innovation Nation: Good Jobs for Scotland’s Future” Dan Turner on what inspired him to write it and why a new approach is needed to unlock innovation in Scotland’s economy ⬇️ #OurScottishFuture25
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“I want to advocate for change, not just innovation and growth”- Saul Klein, one of the UK’s leading venture capitalists, is giving an overview of the key drivers for innovation and turbocharging the UK’’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. #OurScottishFuture25
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Thanks to @chrisvdk for providing his perspective as an innovative Scottish entrepreneur, and giving insight on how we can boost Scotland as an innovation - driven economy. #OurScottishFuture25
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Glasgow Chamber@Glasgow_Chamber
6 Jun 2025
We’re at @UofGlasgow for Scotland: Creating the Jobs of Tomorrow - a major conference with @scottish_future and @UofGlasgow. @GordonBrown opened the day, setting the tone for a morning focused on turning ambition into action for Scotland’s future. 
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Great to hear from Kasim Kutay, CEO of Novo Holdings who leads the investment foundation of @novonordisk, sharing insight on lessons for Scotland from experience in life sciences investment, including how Denmark has become a hub of life science growth. #OurScottishFuture25
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An inspiring presentation from Dame Kate Bingham of SV Health Investors, sharing her unique experience of how government and enterprise can respond to an unprecedented challenge, as chair of the UK Covid Vaccine Task Force. #OurScottishFuture25
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David Sainsbury outlines how Scotland can build clusters of innovation-led growth around key industrial sectors where we can excel. #OurScottishFuture25
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We’re delighted to be @UofGlasgow for the “Scotland: Creating the Jobs of Tomorrow” Conference in partnership with @Glasgow_Chamber & @UofGlasgow. @GordonBrown will open the event alongside top thinkers to discuss a more prosperous future for Scotland. #OurScottishFuture25
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Tomorrow, former PM @GordonBrown will lead a landmark Conference at @UofGlasgow, hosted by @OurScotFuture in partnership with @Glasgow_Chamber, bringing together economic thinkers, policy makers and leaders to shape a dynamic economy for Scotland. #OurScottishFuture25
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Today our Scottish Future has launched a major new report titled ‘innovation Nation: Good Jobs for Scotland’s Future’ which analyses Scotland’s successes in life sciences, manufacturing and energy and sets out a plan for economic prosperity 🔽 ourscottishfuture.org/wp-con…
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A new report by @SMFthinktank commissioned by Our Scottish Future outlines a strategic vision of how skills reform and targeted employability support can enhance Scotland’s economic potential. Read the full report here 👇 ourscottishfuture.org/wp-con…
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Excellent paper from @reformscotland on how to build a stronger Scottish Parliament Our own report last year set out similar ideas: a cap on the number of Ministers and a salary for committee conveners. 25 years on from devolution, it's time to act reformscotland.com/publicati…

A Blueprint for a More Effective Scottish Parliament

In a report published by Reform Scotland, Murdo Fraser MSP calls for reform to strengthen Holyrood

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You can read our thoughts here: ourscottishfuture.org/time-t…

Time To Fix Scotland's "Implementation Gap" - Report

Press Release: Time To Fix Scotland's "Implementation Gap".

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Good to see discussion around the possibility of directly elected provosts in Scotland & the potential for better local government ✅ Directly elected provosts were a recommendation from our recent report, Rewiring Scotland 📈 Our polling from 2022 also shows support for it
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🔍 Read the full report here ourscottishfuture.org/wp-con…
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The polling on directly elected provosts can be found here 👇 ourscottishfuture.org/poll-b…

Poll Backs Directly-Elected Provosts to Revive Local Democracy | Our Scottish Future

Polling reveals that three-quarters of Scots could not name the leader of their local council, but they favour the creation of directly-elected provosts for Scotland’s cities.

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