We are Scotland’s progressive think tank. We are dedicated to supporting & improving public policy, working tirelessly to achieve a progressive Scotland.
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Mar 31
⚠️ Scotland could be sleepwalking into austerity ⚠️
🔴Our new analysis warns looming public sector job cuts could hollow out essential services just as demand rises.
📢The choices made now will shape Scotland’s public services for years.
Read here ⤵️
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Stephen Boyd IPPR, “We must deal with the (fiscal gap) seriously, through spending cuts or tax rises, or in a non-serious fashion, as most manifestos do, through pretending this gap can be met via economic growth or public service reform measures.” heraldscotland.com/news/2607…
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🚨 | NEW REPORT: No one should be pushed into homelessness after leaving asylum accommodation. Ministers must act now to prevent a repeat of the 2023 spike - with enough notice, earlier council data and practical move-on support.
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"It’s a strange, timid kind of social democracy; one that lacks the confidence to level with citizens that expanding the range of services... requires all taxpayers to contribute more." @stephenboydecon's latest column in @heraldscotland ⤵️
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Jun 5
🏗️The PM has backed northern mayors to build.
And it's about time, Leeds has been waiting 30 years for a tram.
Now we must go further: let mayors keep a share of what they earn when their economies grow.
🏘️That's how you really get Britain building.
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🤖 | NEW REPORT: AI is reshaping work, and too often workers are paying the price. In this new paper, @evansjoseph_ sets out a new generation of worker rights so AI works for people, not just profits.
Read more here 👇
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May 21
"The debate about public sector reform during the election campaign was utterly lamentable... The elevation of public service reform to a distinct Cabinet Secretary post is encouraging..." @stephenboydecon spoke to @andrewlearmonth for @heraldscotland
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May 20
After a lethargic Holyrood campaign, a new @IPPRScotland blog from @davehawkey_ reflects on the outcome and pre-election polling showing Scottish voters prefer a government reflecting their values over one focused on resolving issues in day-to-day life.
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May 19
What are the challenges faced by the First Minister? @stephenboydecon speaks on BBC Scotland Breakfast.
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🗳️Our response to today's Holyrood election result.
More on the website: ippr.org/media-office/ippr-s…
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"Acc to IPPR Scotland, there is a 'dispiriting retreat from the consensus across '21 manifestos that Scotland should play an ambitious role in the global fight against climate change'."
@davehawkey_ quoted extensively in @vicky_allan's sobering article⤵️
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May 3
Stephen Boyd heads the influential think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland. As the election looms, writer-at-large Neil Mackay met him to discuss what the parties are proposing and what Scotland needs 👇
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In @heraldscotland: "... leading think tank IPPR Scotland has warned the plans for job losses in the public sector could see the country 'sleepwalking into austerity'."
Yes, we continue to sound the alarm bell.
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Read our report to know more ⤵️
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With the Holyrood election less than a week away,
@stephenboydecon writes for @prospect_uk on how Scotland's parties have failed to confront the scale of the challenge that awaits them in the next parliament.
Read here ⬇️
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Apr 28
Given today's findings, the absence of much discussion by parties on the campaign trail about how Scotland responds to this demographic crisis is glaring.
Policies which reconcile with the upcoming demographic crisis (or turn around trendlines) should really be front and centre.
Apr 28
Scotland’s population is projected to begin falling earlier than previously expected, according to the latest figures from the National Records of Scotland.
Story for @heraldscotland here: heraldscotland.com/news/2605…
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Apr 24
All 6 of the major parties have released their manifestos for the Holyrood election - but do they meet @ipprscotland's tests for what makes a good manifesto? In short - they all must try harder.
Today's blog gets into the details ippr.org/articles/must-try-h…
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Apr 23
Can the next Scottish government revive the economy? Have the parties risen to the challenge? 📈
@stephenboydecon was on the #UofGSpotlight podcast hosted by @ProfGraemeRoy with other experts Prof Sara Carter and David Waite.
Tune in ⤵️ open.spotify.com/episode/4ie…
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Apr 22
In which @stephenboydecon tears into Reform's claim that a million people are economically inactive. He points to the "disturbingly wide chasm developing between political rhetoric and empirical evidence during this election campaign.” Read in @thetimes
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The IMF’s latest outlook paints a bleak picture and underlines a hard truth: the UK’s economy is still at the mercy of global crises.
Our dependence on volatile fossil fuels leaves households and businesses exposed to yet another wave of energy price shocks.
We will need to protect people from the effects of this now but to stop us having to do so again in the future we need to invest in electrification and clean, homegrown energy.
Apr 14
UK faces biggest hit to growth of G7 advanced economies from Iran war, IMF says bbc.in/426txNW
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