Policy Scotland Annual Lecture: Lord Kerr, Can the Brexit Train Crash be Avoided?
Video of public lecture by Lord Kerr on Brexit: Is the Train Crash Avoidable in February 2017
Brexit and environmental law
Scottish Universities Legal Network on Europe has published a position paper focussing on the implications of Brexit on environmental law in Scotland.
Working with Holyrood
Why the aim of Policy Scotland is to bring academics and policymakers, including legislators and ministers together.
The economic and social necessity of freedom of movement
Josef Konvitz argues for not limiting freedom of movement for British citizens but making Scottish cities even more attractive and dynamic by investing more.
The path to Brexit is still uncharted
Professor Anton Muscatelli, ahead of an expert panel discussion on Brexit, writes that six months after the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the path to Brexit is still uncharted.
I, Daniel Blake ‘an accurate representation of austerity Britain’
Dr Margaret Craig, GP in Possilpark and Springburn, Glasgow, was consulted by scriptwriter Paul Laverty for the development of ‘I, Daniel Blake’.
After the Event: Josef Konvitz – Brexit and Freedom of Movement
Text of a lecture given by Professor Josef Konvitz discussing why freedom of movement is in fact critical not only to the future of the EU economy, but to that of the UK as well.
Research shows sanctions regime failing by even its own standards
About a study that found that welfare sanctions not only create ‘widespread anxiety’ in claimants but saw some people forced to turn to crime to survive after seeing their benefits cut.
Gimme (a ‘standard’) Shelter
Kenn Gibb analyses Shelter’s study describing a model of a living home standard.
A quick fix for the UK’s Brexit dilemmas
Anton Muscatelli argues that Britain’s best negotiating stance is to suggest to the EU that the current arrangements between the EEA and the European Free Trade Association could be seen as a stepping stone for the UK.