In conversation: Ken Macintosh, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Conversation with Ken Macintosh MSP, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, to reflect on two decades of Scottish devolution.
Scotland in a post-Brexit and post-pandemic world
Public lecture and Q&A with Michael Russell MSP, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs, about the COVID-19, Brexit, and Scottish independence.
A conversation with Hilary Benn MP
Video of a discussion between senior Labour MP Hilary Benn and Policy Scotland’s Deputy Director Des McNulty about Brexit and what it means for Britain’s future.
The Ghost of Christmas yet to come: Sir Ivan Rogers’s Brexit lecture – video and full text
Video and full text of Sir Ivan Rogers’ lecture, ‘The Ghost of Christmas yet to come: Looking ahead to the coming year(s) of the Brexit process’, hosted by Policy Scotland at the University of Glasgow on 25 November 2019.
Brexit and the UK in the world: what lies ahead?
Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU, examines what might lie ahead for the UK after Brexit.
Democracy in Scotland: what’s the place of the Citizens’ Assembly?
Scotland’s experiment in deliberative democracy is its new Citizens’ Assembly. In this public lecture, hosted by Policy Scotland, David Martin, the Co-Convenor of the Assembly, will set out his hopes and aspirations for this innovation.
The Civic University and the City
A public lecture by Professor John Goddard OBE which explored the challenge of building bridges between place, higher education and research and innovation policy.
John Smith Centre Guest Lecture: The Rt Hon Sir John Major
A free public lecture by the former Prime Minister Sir John Major was the culmination of the 2019 Conference on Public Service organised by the John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow.
Brexit perspectives: Policy Scotland lectures
As the latest Brexit debate continues at Westminster, Policy Scotland offers access to a series of long-form reflections that provide deeper perspectives on the process of the UK leaving the European Union.
Event: Trade War and the Post-American economy
Talk by Dr Adam Posen, of Peterson Institute in Washington, to discuss the long run impact of tariff measures by the US Government.