{"product_id":"scotland-the-brave","title":"Scotland the Brave?","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerry Hassan questions what bravery really means for modern Scotland.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential for anyone interested in Scottish identity and values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolitics took a decisive turn twenty years ago with the birth of the modern Scottish Parliament. People in Scotland want to 'make a difference' and build a better future. Scotland the Brave? offers both an acute assessment of where we are today and a route map to the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditors Gerry Hassan and Simon Barrow have brought together an impressive array of Scottish and international voices to cover concerns including the economy, environment, social policy, beliefs, human rights, media and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter two decades of significant change, the contributors describes how wealth is created and distributed in Scotland; ways of addressing social divisions and inequality; the needs to respond to the climate emergency, as well as considering challenges to democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides powerful, non-partisan visions for the future that indicates how we can rise to challenges of our times and truly become 'Scotland the Brave'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExtracts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe twentieth anniversary of the Scottish Parliament offers the opportunity to assess a Scotland beyond the narrow politics of devolution. In these pages we therefore address a wider canvas. This includes what has changed and what has not changed over this devolution era; understanding where, and how far, we have come, and what the contours and challenges of the future might look like. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerry Hassan \u0026amp; Simon Barrow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome people have a dream; I have a nightmare. It is to find myself locked in a dark, airless nursery cupboard, somewhere in the south of England, with Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Theresa May and Paul Dacre, former editor of the Daily Mail. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Ascherson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf the choice between shooting oneself in the head or in the foot is the answer to Britain’s long-term problems, then we can sure that the wrong question is being asked. Over the past three years it has become ever clearer that Brexit is not about its ostensible subject: Britain’s relationship with the EU. The very word Brexit contains a literally unspoken truth. It does not include or even allude to Europe. It is British exit that is the point, not what it is exiting from. The tautologous slogan ‘Leave Means Leave’ is similarly (if unintentionally) honest: the meaning is in the leaving, not in what is being left or how.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFintan O’Toole\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScotland has become an international reference point for gender equality policy and for progressive equality policy in the twenty years of devolution.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAngela O’Hagan \u0026amp; Talat Yaqoob\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScotland is currently in the grip of a child and adolescent mental health crisis, with frightening implications not only for the children concerned but for the nation as a whole… Scotland urgently needs coherent, well-funded policy-making (not just policy-writing) for this age range.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSue Palmer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe rest of the world now look to us as a source of innovation and inspiration and it may be that our influence can go beyond our own shores.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGerry McCartney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith 10,000 permanent Airbnb’s in Edinburgh, and now over 20 per cent of its housing privately rented, should we be surprised that the city has the largest number of people residing in temporary accommodation, who also stay there for the longest periods. A housing policy that encourages new mid-market rental accommodation and celebrity homeless sleep-outs can never hope to address the real causes of that city’s housing crisis.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Robertson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal Ascherson \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eJude Barber \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Bone \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eMiriam Brett \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eCraig Dalzell \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eGillian Easson \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eAnna Fowlie \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eDouglas Fraser \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eKatie Gallogy-Swan \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eDavid Goldblatt \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Holloway \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eLucy Hunter Blackburn \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eBlair Jenkins \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eLaura Jones \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge Kerevan \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eCaitlin Logan \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eMalcolm Maclean \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eBrian Mark Evans \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Marra \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eGerry McCartney \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eKaryn McCluskey \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eJim McCormick \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eJames McEnaney \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eMairi McFayden \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eNeil McInroy \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eFergus McNeill \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eNasar Meer \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eAnne Mullin \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eAndrew W Neal \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eJemma Neville \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eAngela O’Hagan \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eFintan O’Toole \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eLesley Orr \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eSue Palmer \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eDouglas Robertson \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eKirstein Rummery \u003cb\u003e•\u003c\/b\u003eAlan Sinclair \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eMike Small \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eJim Spence \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eCatriona Stewart \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eAndy Summers \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eLaura Waddell \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Walker \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eAndy Wightman \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eRuth Wushart \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eTalat Yaqoob\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Why You'll Love This Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritical examination of Scottish confidence and self-perception.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores what courage and boldness mean in contemporary Scotland.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Luath Press, Scotland's leading independent publisher.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thought-provoking challenge to Scotland's self-image.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Author --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eGerry Hassan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, commentator and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Dundee. His work centres on politics in Scotland and the wider UK, and he has written extensively on the Labour Party, the SNP, and the development of the Scottish Parliament.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eHe is the author of several influential books, including \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eCaledonian Dreaming: The Quest for a Different Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eScotland the Bold\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe Strange Death of Labour Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e (co‑authored). With Simon Barrow, he co‑edited \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA Nation Changed? The SNP and Scotland Ten Years On\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), the first detailed assessment of the SNP’s decade in government. He also wrote \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe People’s Flag and the Union Jack (2019), the first major study of Labour and British identity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eHis forthcoming work includes \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA Better Nation: The Challenges of Scottish Independence\u003c\/em\u003e (with Simon Barrow), which explores how Scotland might approach the independence debate in a way that acknowledges differing perspectives and asks what kind of society the country wishes to build. Gerry regularly writes for the media and speaks at events across Scotland, the UK and internationally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSimon Barrow\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director of Ekklesia, a think tank focused on beliefs, ethics and politics. From 2000 to 2005 he served as assistant general secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. He has contributed to and edited numerous books, including \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eScotland 2021\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA Nation Changed? The SNP and Scotland Ten Years On\u003c\/em\u003e (with Gerry Hassan), and \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eScotland the Brave? Twenty Years of Change and the Future of the Nation\u003c\/em\u003e (also with Hassan).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eHis forthcoming publications include \u003cem style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA Better Nation: The Challenges of Scottish Independence\u003c\/em\u003e (with Gerry Hassan). Simon is also co‑founder and chair of the Scottish Football Supporters Association. He has lived in Leith since relocating to Scotland from England in 2010.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Publication Details --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Luath Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 July 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352 pages (Ebook edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (Ebook):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781912387618\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- FAQ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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