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...careful listening. (You may like to make notes in the box below.) Questions to bear in mind while considering the points she makes include: What is the ‘regional’ problem and how should it be understood? Why is it not enough simply to map the economic and social differences between areas of the UK? Can prosperity in one place be understood without recognising its...

...care, and have the potential to influence global policies. Networks: In its simplest form a network is any group of interconnected nodes – actors or groups – that doesn’t have a formal authority structure (like governments or governing bodies) and isn’t primarily commercial or market-based. While many NGOs might be thought of as individual entities, many are...

...care or how they are treated in the labour market. We will focus on the last of these considerations and, in particular, why the labour market status of some groups of workers is significantly worse than that for the population at large. This does not mean that discrimination in the labour market is a more relevant consideration than other forms of discrimination, nor...

...careful judgement. Presiding officer, as you embark upon this important task, I hope that you will draw inspiration from the example of those who came before you and the support of all those in Scotland and beyond who wish this institution well. In earlier addresses to the Scottish Parliament, I have pointed to the particular difficulties, which confront a new and...