Policy Scotland's Duncan Maclennan reflects on Brexit and British towns, in the light of the publication of the report New Powers, New Deals - Remaking British Towns After Brexit, a Policy Scotland report for the Carnegie Trust.
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Policy Scotland is delighted to welcome Johnathan Haskel and Stian Westlake to the University of Glasgow to discuss their new book 'Capitalism without Capital'.
Event: Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake – ‘Capitalism without Capital’
A new report by the Carnegie Trust shows that the Brexit referendum's Leave voters were more likely to live in towns that have been neglected by policy makers.
Publication: New Powers, New Deals – Remaking British Towns after ...
On Monday 10 September at 6pm Sir Martin Donnelly gave a lecture at the University of Glasgow: 'Britain after Brexit: the political and economic choices ahead'. The lecture was part of the Policy Scotland series of Brexit lectures.
Blog: Full text of lecture by Sir Martin Donnelly
This blog post from Anton Muscatelli reflects on the current Brexit landscape.
Blog: Blind Deal Brexit Beckons
Sir Martin Donnelly, former permanent secretary at the UK Department of International Trade, will deliver a lecture at the University of Glasgow on Monday 10 September.
Event: ‘Britain after Brexit’, a lecture by Sir Martin Donnelly
A multidisciplinary team at the University of Glasgow is publishing the first policy report based on their project Building Futures: Aspirations of Syrian Youth Refugees and Host Population Responses in Lebanon, Greece and the UK.
Blog: The Skills, Experiences and Aspirations of Young Syrian Refugees
This blog post from Paulina Trevena presents the results of a SPICe and University of Glasgow research project: ‘Attracting and retaining migrants in post-Brexit Scotland: is a social integration strategy the answer?’.
Blog: Why consider a social integration strategy in Scotland?
In her lecture, delivered on 31st May 2018, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson MSP sets out her vision for improving the Scottish economy and addressing some of the […]
Ruth Davidson lecture: Building a stronger future for Britain – ...
The full text of Sir Ivan Rogers' lecture on the real post-Brexit options, given at the University of Glasgow on 23 May 2018.
Blog: The real post Brexit options – lecture by Sir ...
Many months after it was ruled out by the government, membership of the European Economic Area (the ‘Norway option’) is being mooted once again. Jim Gallagher writes that over time continued economic but not political union may become broadly acceptable to British public opinion.
Blog: Kicking the bucket down the road to Norway — ...
This guest blog from John H. McKendrick welcomes the Poverty and Inequality Commission’s advice on reducing child poverty and reflects on parts that are specifically relevant to single parent families.