Public policy
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Governing in an Ever Looser Union
Our major study of devolution in the UK has focused on how to provide effective government in the context of an increasing
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Report of the Commission on the Consequences of Devolution for the House of Commons
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Science and Industrial Dynamics in Scotland
This paper is intended to understand the evolution of the Scottish science and innovations systems before the Scottish independence referendum of Sep
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A written constitution for an independent Scotland: an Irish perspective
Juliette Casey, Advocate, considers three aspects of the recently published interim constitution for Scotland and seeks to highlight possible lessons from Ireland’s experience of framing and reform
Opinion
The Scottish NHS – more financially secure outside the UK?
Paul Johnson and David Phillips of the Institute for Fiscal Studies ask whether the Scottish NHS is more financially secure within or outwith t
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The Civil Service in Territorial Perspective
A data-driven analysis of Whitehall and the devolved administrations.
Opinion
Mental Health and a New Scottish Constitution
Paul Cairney unpacks the plans for a Scottish Constitution and an entrenchment of policy preferences.
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Security, intelligence and EU cooperation: Scotland’s comparator countries
Report on the third of six events in the seminar series: Security in Scotland, with or without constitutional change
Key points:
Opinion
State of the debate: Vote Yes to Save the NHS?
As part of our state of the debate series, Paul Cairney discusses why the NHS is described as this week’s ‘key battleground’.
Opinion
Would Scottish Independence Save the NHS and Keep Education Free?
In a post originally published at his personal blog, Paul Cairney address