Public policy
Opinion
Devolving welfare: Creating a velvet glove or dismantling the iron fist?
In her contribution to our series on devolution at twenty, Dr Hayley Bennett highlights the importance of examining both policy ideas and implementation approaches for devolved social securit
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How to conceptualise energy law and policy for an interdisciplinary audience: the case of post-Brexit UK
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Reforming Intergovernmental Relations in the United Kingdom
Experts from the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge have called for far-reaching reforms to the UK’s system of intergovernmental relations (IGR).
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A Wealthier, Fairer Scotland: The Political Economy of Constitutional Change
How can Scotland use its new and existing powers to create a brighter economic and social future?
The ambition of the Scottish Government
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General Election 2017: a Twitter Analysis
This work is produced by researchers at the Neuropolitics Research Lab, School of Social and Political Science and the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh.
Opinion
Yes, There’s Still a Local Government Election Going On
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Barnett Squeezed? Options for a Funding Floor after Tax Devolution
This is the second in a series of reports by researchers from Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre and the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the 2016-17 Fiscal Framework Negotiations for Wale
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Finding the good in EVEL: An evaluation of 'English Votes for English Laws' in the House of Commons.
Recent political developments have focused attention on the ‘English Question’.
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English Votes on English Laws: Interim Paper
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Light Blue: Policy Adventures for Scottish Conservatives
It has taken the Scottish Conservatives a long time to adjust to life in post-devolution Scotland.