Joshua Bird

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 

Discipline: Public policy

Research Interests: I am interested in third sector policy and research, particularly the pivotal role that healthcare charities and organisations can play in delivering public services in Scotland.

If you were a box of cereal what would you be and way: I’m of the opinion that cereal is vastly overrated. I would be oatmeal with sliced Granny Smith apple, a dollop of peanut butter, and a dash of cinnamon. I am aware that none of those things come in a box.

What did you want to be when you grew up: A lawyer. I always had grand visions of putting on a tie and going to court and generally being Atticus Finch everyday. However, I realised during undergrad (and I’m sorry to say this Becky) that law as an academic discipline is pretty insufferable

Where are you right now: In my flat, bouncing on my yoga ball.

Tell us something about another staff writer:  Uh…
 

Josh's Articles

Articles
After Brexit
After Brexit

They say that a week is a long time in politics. It has now been two weeks, a veritable political epoch, since the United Kingdom narrowly voted to leave the European Union.

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On Brexit
On Brexit

Today, the world looks on with bated breath as Britons around the nation decide whether or not the United Kingdom will remain part of the European Union. 

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Providing quality end-of-life: the stakeholder perspective

Since moving to Scotland, I have become increasingly interested in participative policymaking processes. In contrast to more traditional ‘top-down’ methods, wherein elected representatives develop and implement policy in largely insular fashion, participative policymaking offers relevant stakeholders a ‘seat at the table’.

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IANS Year in Review
IANS Year in Review

2015 has been quite a year. In this collaborative post IANS editors, staff writers, and contributors write about their most defining moment of 2015.

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Assessing the efficacy of Westminster's Lobbying Act in Scotland

Various campaign scandals have plagued Westminster over the last decade. Ostensibly to avoid a political landscape akin to the US, where special interests are unduly influential, the Conservative-led coalition government passed the controversial Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014, or the Lobbying Act, in January 2014.

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