Commission on Local Tax reform
Policy Scotland’s contributions to
reviews of local tax reform.
Economic analyses and critiques, including a focus on sustainability, inclusive growth and the community economy.
Event: Supporting Migrants in Welfare Reform
Workshop that sought to explore the impacts of welfare reform on migrants in Scotland.
Through a glass, darkly: Glimpsing Scotland’s constitutional future
Ful text of lecture by Professor Jim Gallagher reflecting on where Scotland stands a year after the Independence Referendum.
Event: Work Capability Assessment: What Now?
Policy Scotland Welfare Reform Network event to discuss current issues with the Work Capability Assessment.
Through a Glass Darkly: The Shape of Scotland’s Constitutional Future
Lecture by Professor Jim Gallagher one year on from the Independence Referendum in which he argues that it’s time for an act of “constitutional generosity”.
The impact of welfare reform on Scotland: Lots of pain for not much gain
Research from Sheffield Hallam University documents the financial losses at the national, regional, local authority and neighbourhood level. as a resulty of welfare reform.
Local Tax Reform: God and the Devil in the Details
Review of Reform Scotland‘s contribution to the local tax debate.
Council tax reform is long overdue – so how do we do it?
By Kenneth Gibb, Policy Scotland, Professor of Housing Economics at University of Glasgow. When the council tax was first introduced in 1993, it was viewed as a politically clever fix after the catastrophe of the poll tax. It combined the palatable parts of a tax on property with personal discounts and limited exemptions for certain…
Urban Land Reform in Scotland
New Briefing Paper: response to Scottish Government Report to Sounding Board In May 2014, the Land Reform Review Group submitted its final report to the Scottish Government. The First Minister announced in November 2014 that the Government would consequently bring forward a Land Reform Bill, which was published in June 2015 and is currently under…
Event: The Impact of Welfare Reform on Scotland
Half-day seminar convened to consider four reports on the impact of welfare reform commissioned by the Scottish Parliament from Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Glasgow.