What the Scottish Parliament CAN do to tackle the cost of living crisis

A tourist tax, in places such as Edinburgh, are among the things Scotland can do to tackle the cost of living crisis

"THE limits of devolution are tight, Westminster could do more, we do need independence. These are truisms. But that is not an excuse for inaction, and that is what we’re seeing at the moment.”

Those comments, from the head of policy and research at the Common Weal think tank Craig Dalzell, reflect calls from trade unionists across Scotland for the government in Edinburgh to do more with its devolved tax powers.