Attitudes and Behaviours

Opinion

To bring Scotland back into the fold of the union, there’s only one answer

Paul Cairney

Paul Cairney discusses the fact that all too often, constitutional change seems to be a stitch-up by one or more political parties at the expense of the others.

Opinion

17 million untapped votes: disabled people and carers ignored in the general election

Kirstein Rummery

Kirstein Rummery explains how it's curious that the political parties are not making more of an effort to reach out to the 11m disabled adults and 6m carers eligible to vote.

Opinion

Benefits of decentralisation?

David Comerford discusses the latest IFS analysis of Scottish Government finances under so-called full fiscal autonomy. How did the SNP respond to these figures?

Opinion

This other England

Michael Kenny

The election campaign has brought the issue of English attitudes towards their neighbours and the Union into sharp relief, with UKIP making much of socially conservative values.

Opinion

Manifesto Check: SNP uses welfare to trump Labour

Craig McAngus

What do welfare proposals in the SNP manifesto mean?

Opinion

How Federal is Britain? An Edinburgh Seminar on the UK Constitution

Stephen Tierney

The United Kingdom constitution seems set to be restructured once again following the general election in May, with the three main UK parties as well as the SNP and Greens in Scotland committed t

Opinion