There is too much talk in Scotland about what can’t be done. This is a platform for what can be done in Scotland, immediately.
It is a platform for ambitious and innovative ideas, that can – if the political will exists – be put into practice in Scotland, now.
The scope it enormous.
As we saw during the pandemic, on the most fundamental issues for us, around life and death, and liberty and freedom, it is the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament in charge.
If Scotland wants to carry out radical land reform, build a new health system, change the school starting age, create new welfare benefits, or get working on dozens of other issues, then there is nothing to stop us.
The site has been set up by the Our Scottish Future campaign, which seeks to make a positive argument for Scotland’s place in the UK.
If you have a positive idea or an imaginative insight you want to air, then we want to hear from you.
ScotlandCan seeks to represent diverse views and opinion from across Scotland. From young Scots to experts, front-line workers and journalists, ScotlandCan regularly hosts articles and commentary from guest authors.
If you would like to explore more from any of our regular contributors you can find all of their articles, as well as more information about them, on their author page.
If you have an idea for ScotlandCan, get in touch and let us know!
Eddie is a former political journalist with the Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday titles and previously worked as Head of Strategy and Communications with the Scottish Conservatives.
Susan is a columnist for the Scotsman, where she writes about women, politics, and the world. She was the Chief Press Officer for Lord McConnell during his period as First Minister, and was a Labour councillor in Edinburgh from 1992 to 1999, when she left to join the Edinburgh Evening News.
Jim is an Honorary Professor Universities of Glasgow and St Andrews. He is a former Gwylim Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College Oxford, and a former senior civil servant. He was Director General of devolution for the Ministry of Justice, and served as Secretary to the Commission on Scottish Devolution.
Azeem Ibrahim is a columnist at Foreign Policy, a research professor at the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College, and a director at the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy in Washington, D.C.
Jenny was a Scottish Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland region from 2011 to 2021, she served as convenor of the Public Audit Committee and was Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport.
Suzi is campaigns officer for a leading anti-poverty charity in Scotland.
Ross works for the think tank Our Scottish Future on creating a positive case for devolution and co-operation within the UK.
Melvyn has been Principal of George Watson’s College since August 2014, having previously been an English teacher, a Deputy Head in Wales and served as head of two state boarding schools in England.
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