Understanding Scotland - Society

This first report lays the groundwork for understanding Scottish society as we emerge from the pandemic, and addresses the following fundamental questions: Is Scotland on the right track? Where do we want to go as a country? And who do we trust to help us get there?

Type of Resource
survey report
Primary Author or Creator
Diffley Partnership

Watershed: the Turning Point for North Sea Oil and the Just Transition

No new oil and gas fields can be approved for development.  Given the right policies, a just transition can generate more than three jobs in clean industries for every North Sea oil job at risk

Type of Resource
Assessment report
Primary Author or Creator
Rachel Tansey
Additional Author(s) / Creators
Friends of the Earth, Oil Change International

Land Reform: Re-Shaping Scotland’s Social Landscape

Scotland has one of the most concentrated patterns of private land ownership in the developed world; just 450 people own over half of the private land in Scotland. This entitlement has survived un-challenged for 500 years, a privilege that has its roots in royal favours and aristocratic archetypes

Type of Resource
News Item
Date Published
Primary Author or Creator
Dylan Howel
Additional Author(s) / Creators
Bella Caledonia