Devolution
Opinion
The future of the Scottish Tories: more than theatricals…
James Mitchell discusses how the tables appear to have turned and Tories in London are looking to Scotland and Ruth Davidson for inspiration.
Opinion
The SNP Depute leadership contest
The public could be excused for being unaware that the SNP is currently electing a new depute leader. James Mitchell looks at the candidates.
Opinion
The Genesis of English Nationalism
In the aftermath of Brexit, there has been an upsurge of interest in English nationalism.
Publication
The Scottish Independence Referendum
Edited by Aileen McHarg, Tom Mullen, Alan Page, and Neil Walker
- Provides an essential, one-stop resource for academics, students, and all others who are interested in learning about
Opinion
Who Will be Affected by Scotland’s New Welfare Powers?
New analysis by Prof David Bell, a CCC Fellow based at the University of Stirling, has concluded that those benefits newly devolved under the Scotland Act 2016, “are typically older, more likely
Publication
Who will be affected by Scotland’s new welfare powers?
New analysis by Prof David Bell, a CCC Fellow based at the University of Stirling, has concluded that those benefits newly devolved under the Scotland Act 2016, “are typically older, more likely
Opinion
The Additional Rate, tax avoidance and migration
The suggestion that an increase in the additional rate would lead to a mass migration of wealthy Scots has been widely - and rightly - criticised, says David Eiser.
Opinion
Taxing Times
Does Nicola Sturgeon’s refusal to increase the Additional Rate of Income Tax to 50p unless it is increased in the rest of the UK undermine the case for tax devolution?
Publication
Scotland's Fiscal Framework: Assessing the agreement
The Smith Commission Agreement, published on 27
Opinion
Sunday Trading and the Limits of EVEL
The UK government's recent defeat on its proposals to relax Sunday trading rules saw the votes of Scottish MPs prove decisive, although the policy would have applied only in England and Wales