Twenty-seven years of devolution have disappointed hopes that the Scottish parliament would foster a fresh “new politics” in Scotland. Voter turnout collap

Ambitious proposals for systemic reform of the Child Maintenance Service to improve financial security for children in single parent families.

Some parents describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while others say there have been mistakes in calculating what they owe.

Climate may not be a bit vote-winner, but it's also not a big loser. So why are parties going quiet on this big challenge of our time?

A good manifesto, in general terms, must surely blend a positive vision for the country with a credible and coherent policy programme which addresses voter

The Scottish government has huge ambitions for digitising public services. In late November 2025, first minister John Swinney stated that:  “…the potential

It is widely proposed that higher social spending – especially in the form of social security benefits – is damaging to the economy. Yet the evidence prese

Ongoing pressures on the Scottish government budget are firing debate about the public sector paybill. Is the public sector in Scotland unmanageably big? A

New polling reveals strong public support for major reform to ensure children get the financial support they’re entitled to.

Ambitious proposals for systemic reform of the Child Maintenance Service to improve financial security for children in single parent families.

Ten years ago, in the wake of the Scottish Independence referendum, there emerged a clear need for a think tank to support progressive policymaking and fos

The MTFS was accompanied by a Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Plan which was preceded a week earlier by the Public Sector Reform Strategy.  The MTFS did not

While 2023 will be the first year we see the full impact of the 'game changing' Scottish Child Payment, there is widespread pessimism that the target will

Climate Change Committee says original goal of a 75% emissions cut by 2030 will now be delayed by up to six years

What does “radical” look like? Well, according to a new report published by Sir Tom’s eponymous Hunter Foundation, Scotland should learn from Singapore by