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Ahead of 2016 elections, the SNP has more pressing issues than IndyRef 2

James Mitchell discusses how the SNP's programme for everyday public policy will be the main challenge for the next Scottish Government. This post originally appeared on The Academy of Government blog.

Has the tide turned for women’s representation in Scotland?

Scotland has a female First Minister, who competes in Holyrood with a female Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, as well as a female leader of the Scottish Conservatives. While this should be welcomed, we should not assume that the problem of women’s under representation is solved for good, and instead look at what statutory measures could do to achieve lasting positive change, argue Meryl Kenny, Fiona MacKay, and Cera Murtagh.

Should we start talking about the constitution?

One year ago, Scottish voters were called to decide whether the nation should become an independent country or stay in the UK – essentially the question on the ballot paper was about Scotland’s future constitutional status. The referendum debate itself though, like most current debates about the future of Scotland and the UK, was and is closely connected to a range of policy issues.

Can the Union be saved from Unionists?

Since the independence referendum a year ago, unionists have been trying to find a way to define what it is and a core and purpose of 'Britishness'. If they continue in this vein, says Michael Keating, they run the risk of destroying the very thing they are trying to save.

A Year On...

A year on from the independence referendum, David Bell considers what's happened since, particularly in terms of the economy and economic powers. He also considers where Scotland would be now had the vote gone the other way.

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A Constitutional Convocation

16th July 2019

Constitution

In a guest blog, Welsh commentator Glyndwr Cennydd Jones calls for a UK Constitutional Convention to explore the nature of the Union and make it fit for purpose for the 21st century.
A Constitutional Convocation

16th July 2019

Constitution

In a guest blog, Welsh commentator Glyndwr Cennydd Jones calls for a UK Constitutional Convention to explore the nature of the Union and make it fit for purpose for the 21st century.
Advice in a time of belief: Brexit and the civil service

12th July 2019

Brexit, public policy

Professor Jim Gallagher (Nuffield College, Oxford) reflects on the challenges of Brexit for Britain's civil servants.
Social Justice in Devolution: A Scottish vision of social justice

11th July 2019

Devolution, Social policy

In her first contribution to the twenty years of devolution series, Professor Kirstein Rummery (University of Stirling) explores social justice in Scotland in light of devolution. In this week’s blog, she asks whether there was a coherent vision for social justice in the early years of devolution?
Scottish Parliament at 20: what does the future hold?

4th July 2019

British & Scottish Politics; EU; Brexit, Devolution

In this week's instalment of our Twenty Years of Devolution blog series CCC Co-director Professor Nicola McEwen looks at how Brexit in particular will shape the Scottish Parliament's future.

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Ahead of 2016 elections, the SNP has more pressing issues than IndyRef 2

Has the tide turned for women’s representation in Scotland?

Should we start talking about the constitution?

Can the Union be saved from Unionists?

A Year On...

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A Step to the Left

Could a Corbyn Leadership Revive Scottish Labour?

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Advice in a time of belief: Brexit and the civil service

Social Justice in Devolution: A Scottish vision of social justice

Scottish Parliament at 20: what does the future hold?

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