Brexit: A midsummer’s night’s ‘mare
The mixture of fantasy and reality on which the Leave campaign is basing its arguments may be buiging but have the potential to do serious harm to the UK economy.
Why the EU Matters for Our Universities
The evidence is unequivocal that universities in Scotland and the UK benefit massively from our membership of the EU.
Video: Melanie van de Velde – Social Enterprise
Melanie van de Velde shares her exciting research around key challenges in the field of social enterprise. Her consultancy business Big Tree Global helps companies to create effective impact strategies for good outcomes for people and planet, as well as business benefits.
Growing public and political interest in urban land reform
People are beginning to realise that land reform in Scotland may become just as important in urban areas as rural ones, especially in tackling urban vacancy and dereliction
Human Rights Inquiry Concludes with Rights On Message for Scotland
Why the next focus for human rights work should be making rights real for ordinary people in their local communities and when accessing public services such as housing, health, social care and education.
Benefit Sanctions and the Rule of Law
The enormous growth in the severity, the scope and the incidence of benefit sanctions in the UK since the turn of the century
Journalism by hype: the anatomy of a house price crisis story
Ken Gibb examines a media story on the housing market, to scrutinise the facts of the story and the quality of analyis.
Supporting Older People into Employment (SOPIE)
Introduction to a research project identifying factors influencing return to work in the over-50s.
Paul Grice awarded KBE in New Year’s Honours 2016
Policy Scotland Advisory Board Member Paul Grice awarded a Knighthood (KBE) in the New Year Honours 2016.
Challenges faced by Central & East European migrants: welfare and support services in rural Scotland
In advance of the Policy Scotland Welfare Reform Network’s event Dr Holly Porteous writes on challenges facing migrants from Central and Eastern Europe who are living, working and accessing social security services in rural Scotland.