Foundation told to push for policy research

Amajornewbodyhasbeen set up in a bid to boost policy research in Scotland, with leading figures from Labour, the Conservatives and the SNP all involved.

Former Labour government minister Douglas Alexander, who lost his seat in Parliament in Westminster in 2015, will be on the advisory council for the new Scottish Policy Foundation.

SNP depute leader Angus Robertson, who was ousted as an MP in June, will also sit on the council after the foundation was launched yesterday.

Joining them will be Lord Dunlop, who served as a Conservative Scotland Office minister, and former diplomat Lord Kerr, who was responsible for drafting article 50.

Former lord advocate for Scotland Dame Elish Angiolini, who is now principal of St Hugh’s College in Oxford, will round out the sitting members.