Not sure if cutlery is sharper these days or @AldiUK’s turnips (not swede!) are softer, but this was easier than I remember 😆 Halloween prep Scottish style (with obligatory mince & tatties for tea with the cooked turnip!) #turniplantern
Ali Payne
@ali_payne
Trying to figure out life as a (relatively) young widow. Busy with kids, politics, box-sets, baking & Lego. Think tank Research Director @enlighten_scot
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At @SP_HealthSport on budget, reform & prevention. This quote from Kerr report is a reminder of the difficult decisions we keep putting off. Suggested the committee convene a panel of former health ministers willing to speak to those political obstacles & how we cld work x party
Was fascinating to hear from @NickGibbUK yesterday & I cannot recommend his book highly enough. Not just in terms of improving education and outcomes, but in terms of how to actually deliver impactful long-term policy changes in a collaborative & cross party way.
In Edinburgh yesterday with a brilliant group of educationalists and policy makers committed to evidence based education & the science of learning. Here with Alison Payne, Research Director at Enlighten, an Edinburgh-based independent think tank. @enlighten_scot @ali_payneView quoted post on X
A really important read from @JCJudson for @enlighten_scot on how we could, and should, deliver public service reform 👇
Ahead of @VoicesCHSS appearing at Public Service Reform Committee today, @JCJudson Judson has written for #NHS2048 on the potential of reform and the need to focus on how we improve people's lives. Read the full article here: enlighten.scot/nhs2048/public…View quoted post on X
Local govt reform is overdue, but there are a lot of unanswered questions. Cld work well for Highlands, with devo beyond current LA, but are we really leaving big cities without administrations? We don’t need to have one model for all of Scotland. Lots to talk through in 3 months
Scottish Government want Scotland's 32 councils radically redrawn - an "opening proposition" would see 6 to 10 strategic regional authorities and 120-160 community authorities focused on local decision-making.View quoted post on X
Proposal is here:
gov.scot/publications/p…
