Glasgow’s experience in waterfront regeneration. A success story?
Three reasons why the River Clyde is not a major public space in Glasgow despite visions for its regeneration.
Economic analyses and critiques, including a focus on sustainability, inclusive growth and the community economy.
Regulatory Policy and an Independent Scotland
This paper was presented at the Policy Scotland Public Debate at the University of Glasgow on December 4 by Josef Konvitz, Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow, and Visiting Professor, Cities Group, Geography, King’s College London This presentation will address what Scotland must do and could do to assume sovereign regulatory responsibilities. This is not only…
John Swinney lecture – full text
Full text of the Policy Scotland’s first Annual Lecture by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney MSP.
John Swinney – Independence can meet economic challenges
Scotland’s economy will benefit from independence over the uncertainty that would face the country within the UK, Finance Secretary John Swinney said at the inaugural annual Policy Scotland lecture on 10th December 2013.
Independence Options Briefing Note – Currency choices for an independent Scotland
Briefing notes assesing the implications if Scotland were to vote for independence in 2014.
The Scottish Government’s White Paper on independence: Appeal for a ‘yes’ vote
Dr Thomas Lundberg, Lecturer (Politics), University of Glasgow The Scottish Government has published its long-awaited White Paper, Scotland’s Future: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland. The paper sets out the Scottish National Party’s aspirations for an independent Scotland by enhancing democracy, prosperity and fairness, though critics have already claimed that many of these aspirations are…
Public Debate: Regulation in an Independent Scotland
Policy Scotland‘s second public debate, this time on Regulation in an Independent Scotland. The debate will address issues such as: What kind of regulatory frameworks will Scotland need to maximise its economic performance? What aspects of the economy should Scotland regulate itself, or jointly with rUK? How will be financial sector be regulated in a…
What potential is there for the development of a Savings Fund in a post-independence fiscal landscape
This paper by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions shows that oil related tax revenues would fail to fill the gap left from the loss of Barnett-related UK funding in an independent Scotland.
Bedroom tax may save less than estimated as tenants move to the private sector
Research into the first five months of the implementation of the Social Rented Sector Size Criterion underoccupation penalty, popularly known as the ‘Bedroom Tax’, suggested ministers may have significantly overestimated the savings it is likely to generate. The analysis – which ran real data collected by four housing associations since April through a model used in…
Taxing speculation in the housing market
By Ken Gibb, Director, Policy Scotland In parallel to the much discussed idea of capping house price inflation (or at least the Bank of England setting it as a policy goal and then trying to lean on the banks), there has been much concern raised about foreign investment, viewed as largely speculative, in the London…