Charity: increased food bank use linked to welfare cuts
Speech by Denis Curran at a Scottish Parliament Welfare Reform Committee about foodbank use.
Climate Change Policy Reunion – Stewart Stevenson speaks to Policy Scotland
Recording of a policy reunion focused on the Scottish Climate Change Act 2009, the most significant piece of legislation approved by the Scottish Parliament in its third session 2007-2011.
Rental reforms chime with tenants as house prices surge
Housing tenure has little to do with economic and social policy performance. So is the UK set to continue its recent shift from home ownership to rental?
Scotland’s improving poverty rate – worth one cheer?
After a century and more when Scotland has been one of the ‘poor relations’ within the UK, it now has a poverty rate which is lower than the national average.
Equalities and the Referendum debate
Videos from a public debate about equalities and the Scottish independence referendum debate.
Ukraine, Kremlin propaganda and the Cold War trap
Analysis of media and social media stories in Russian and Ukraine..
EVENT: Policy Reunion – Homelessness
The Policy Scotland homelessness policy reunion event is an opportunity to hear from those most closely involved in the development of the homelessness policy, the ‘inside story’ of how the policy evolved and its passage into legislation.
Land Value Taxation
Report on land value taxation debate at the Scottish rural housing conference.
EVENT: (Re)turning point? Confinement, coping & change
What makes a prison sentence a turning point for some prisoners? What needs to be in place for turning points to lead to a crime-free life after release? This talk addresses these questions, drawing on current research.
IndyRef Twitter Analysis: New & traditional media
Ssnapshot of one week’s coverage of the debate about the Scottish Independence Referendum on the social media platform, Twitter.