Unless we re-boot productivity, UK faces troubling questions
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli on what we can do to stabilise our economies and provide a bulwark against future global shocks such as th COVID pandemic.
Fusion has power to solve energy trilemma
As politicians wrestle with the cost of living, energy security and the climate crisis, bold leadership is needed to grasp new opportunities to solve this trilemma.
Thoughts on the levelling up white paper – issues for Scottish cities
A summary of the Levelling Up white paper and the initial implications for Scottish cities.
Holiday closure 2021/2022
Policy Scotland is closed from 23 December 2021 to 5 Jan 2022.
COVID-19 microbriefing 3: The disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black and minority ethnic groups
Introduction to the key evidence concerning the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 among BME groups.
The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: September 2021
The fourth and final working paper in the series on Universal Credit in Glasgow and Scotland this paper reports on trends over the COVID period and considers the implications for policy and practice.
Graeme Roy: What do we mean by levelling up?
‘Levelling-up’ has become a key policy priority of the Westminster Government. Here Professor Graeme Roy dscusses three crucial questions
Vaccine inclusion: Reducing inequalities one vaccine at a time
The impact of research that identified a number of population groups that might/would struggle to take-up the COVID-19 vaccine.
Scotland in Lockdown: Health and social impacts of COVID-19 in Scotland
Findings of a study exploring the impact of lockdown on people in Scotland who may already have been isolated or excluded prior to the pandemic.
COVID-19 micro briefing 2: Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic – exploring the unequal social and economic burden on women
Briefing that presents a range of evidence of the disproportionate impact of the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on women.