How the Yes social media strategy helped SNP effect seismic change in Scottish politics
How social media play a role in broadening the conversation during the 2014 independence referendum.
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Local Tax Reform: God and the Devil in the Details
Review of Reform Scotland‘s contribution to the local tax debate.
English Votes for English Laws
Professor Adam Tomkins on the debate over English votes for English laws (EVEL).
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.
Poetic Politics Conference
An inter-institutional, publicly engaged symposium focused on cultural responses to the Independence referendum.
Greece – A bad deal for everyone
Analysis of the bailout deal negotiated between Greece and the Eurozone reveals another example of bad EU decision-making.
Policy implementation in inclusive education
By Stella Mouroutsou, School of Education, University of Glasgow You can hear more about Stella’s research via her Thursday Video Inclusive education is promoted in many countries and is supported by international agencies such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the UK’s Department for International Development and the World Bank. Although…