An Inquiry into Retail and Town Centres in Scotland

In January 2022 the Economy and Fair Work Committee of the Scottish Parliament began its preparation and work into its “Inquiry into Retail and Town Centres in Scotland”. As this blog has covered before, I gave evidence to the Inquiry in March 2022 (my opening statement here, and the official record of the session here). A number of other sessions with others and site visits took place through to the summer, with the report being published on 29th November 2022. The report makes interesting, if perhaps not unsurprising reading.  It aligns very closely…

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