Policy Scotland is delighted that Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland features strongly in the Scottish Government’s Child Poverty Delivery Plan.
The pressured housing markets of Sydney and Melbourne pose major challenges, creating well-recognised problems for aspiring homebuyers and lower-income populations but also lesser-noticed impacts on urban productivity.
Blog: Housing – New Realpolitik Needs a New Real Economics
A new report examines the relationship between pressured housing markets in Sydney and economic growth.
Publication: Making Better Economic Cases for Housing Policies
Stephen Sinclair argues that to meet its own ambitious child poverty goals, the Scottish Government must focus public services where they are most needed, and ensure employers play their part.
Blog: Child poverty pledges require bold action to redirect resources
Policy Scotland presents a panel discussion: 'Post-industrial Cities & Urban Resilience: Learnings from Scotland and the U.S.'
Event: Post-industrial Cities & Urban Resilience panel discussion
Evan Williams argues that the success of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill will rely on policy initiatives that explicitly target welfare and housing provision.
Blog: Reflecting on the Child Poverty Strategy 2014-2017
Following the passage of the historic Child Poverty (Scotland) Act in November which imposes a requirement on local authorities to tackle poverty, Policy Scotland has provided several reports to support […]
Publication: Reports for the Poverty and Inequality Commission
Nine months have passed since the UK government triggered article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty which formally started the march towards Brexit. As we are about to embark on phase […]
Scotland’s Place in Europe: People, Jobs and Investment – A ...
The Crichton Institute, a Research Institution in Glasgow University, hosted a roundtable on Community Benefits, Infrastructures and Major Capital Investments. Hosted by Professor Carol Hill, Head of the School of […]