With the establishment of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (coming up on a year ago on 1 April), the publication of the 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, and the recent update of the Infrastructure Pipeline, it’s obvious the UK Government understands that to meet its social, economic and environmental goals, infrastructure investment is essential.

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We have the plan – now the mission is to make it happen.

Countries can learn a lot from each other by examining best practice and there are several examples in Scotland that the rest of the UK can look to.

It’s not about pitting different parts of the country against each other but learning from what’s worked and applying these insights more broadly. For countries that share many challenges - ageing assets, ambitious net zero goals, spatial inequality to name a few - these learnings are even more applicable.

A clear narrative and purpose are essential for infrastructure projects. The public needs to understand how infrastructure creates economic growth, adds public value, and benefits society in the long-term.

In Scotland, investment is routinely connected to national missions such as net zero, regional equity, productivity and community wellbeing.........

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