Public policy
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Constitutional change and inequality in Scotland
David Comerford and David Eiser of the University of Stirling discuss these questions in the context of the debate around the Scottish independence referendum, in which inequality has played a prom
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Can an Ageing Scotland Afford Independence?
The aim and scope of this paper is to isolate the effects of population ageing in the context of potential Scottish independence.
Opinion
White paper reflections – Health and Clinical Research
by James Mittra (Innogen Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh)
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The Scottish Constitution After Independence
According to the White Paper issued this week, Scotland’s Future, an independent Scotland will have a new written constitution (this repeats the commitment contained in the Scottish Government’s ea
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Rescaling Welfare
British Academy/Royal Society of Edinburgh - Enlightening the Constitutional debate
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Fiscal sustainability of an independent Scotland
In this report, the IFS examines the long-run fiscal pressures that an independent Scotland may face, how these would differ from those facing the UK, and the size of the fiscal consolidation that
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Inequality in Scotland: trends, drivers, and implications for the independence debate
What is the level of income inequality in Scotland? How does income inequality in Scotland compare to the rest of the UK, and to other OECD countries?
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Taxing an Independent Scotland
This Briefing Note looks at the way that tax revenue in Scotland is currently delivered and at the reform options that would be open to an independent Scotland.
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CREID Briefing paper 3 - Think Tank 2: Widening Access to Higher Education - Scotland in UK Comparative Context
One of the fundamental principles underpinning the Scottish education system is the meritocratic idea that, irrespective of social background, all children should have an equal opportunity to devel
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Government spending on public services in Scotland: current patterns and future issues
This briefing note aims to describe the patterns of public service expenditure in Scotland and to set out a number of issues for the future. In particular, it: