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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🗓️MARK YOUR CALENDARS🗓️ We will be at the SNP conference to discuss how the winds over Scotland’s seas fulfill their potential to tackle the climate emergency🍃 Be there.

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🏛️With the Scottish parliament back from summer recess, @stephenboydippr.bsky.social has been committee-hopping all month at Holyrood. He's given evidence on everything from the economy 💷 and finance 📊 to Scotland’s public services 🏥 📹 A wee snapshot below⤵️

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Last week we published our latest report 'Rebuilding Scotland's New Politics', and we are already seeing the impact! www.ippr.org/articles/reb... Watch our latest video with testimonials from attendees at our recent event in parliament to discuss the report ⬇️

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Stephen Boyd @stephenboydippr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

All the usual caveats regarding data quality but the significant fall in Scotland's 16-64 employment rate - and concomitant increase in unemployment - over the past year isn't great news. Employment rate now lower, and unemployment rate higher, than the UK

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Scottish parliament in Holyrood was built on consensus - so what went wrong? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from MSP Paul Sweeney and @davehawkey.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social on the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod Listen: pod.fo/e/608293 Watch: youtu.be/9tg7yTDGoik?...

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Unhappy At Holyrood

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marleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today @ippr.org we're calling for a major overhaul of citizenship policy. Our new report argues that new migrants to the UK should be seen as potential citizens. This means the process of obtaining citizenship should be both more accessible and more meaningful. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Applicants for UK citizenship charged more than five times the admin cost

Fee of £1,709 compares with an estimated administrative cost of just £324, according to Home Office data

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📺 Watch @davehawkey.bsky.social discuss our new report on what ails Scottish parliament on @itvborder.bsky.social with @kieranandrews.bsky.social. Past MSPs David Mundell and Jeremy Purvis, now at Westminster, weigh in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHVk...

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Scottish Parliament is not working | Dave Hawkey on ITV

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🏛️ That’s us! Our event at the Scottish Parliament is now underway. We’re discussing our new report, “Rebuilding Scotland’s ‘New Politics’”, with MSPs past and present, alongside key stakeholders. 👥 The big question: Is our Parliament working at its full potential? 🔍

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🚶‍♂️What happens when @stephenboydippr.bsky.social walks into a Scottish parliament committee room? 👮 @michaeljmarra.bsky.social says he won't "scroll on Twitter" because the police are in 👀 Some clean good fun was had at today's finance committee meeting 😄

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Alex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On way to the launch event for this which is interesting with a few of my hats on

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🗣️🗣️Policies are not discussed in the Scottish parliament with the scrutiny and attention they deserve because committee members often talk past each other and resort to monologues. 📻Hear @caseysmithippr.bsky.social shed light on some of the things former MSPs told us ⤵️

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What did the MSPs tell us? What works in parliament? What doesn't? Hear it from @davehawkey.bsky.social who spells it out on BBC Radio Scotland. Read more: www.ippr.org/articles/reb...

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Dave Hawkey @davehawkey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Its tempting to bemoan MSP calibre and bad behaviour. But parliament should be give newly elected amateur legislators the opportunity to become expert representatives. That this doesn't happen enough is partly MSPs' responsibility, but it's also about their context - parliament, media, etc.

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📢 NEW REPORT📢 😥It's not just the public who are disillusioned with the politics and policymaking in Holyrood. MSPs themselves have been feeling the malasie. 💡We know because former high profile MSPs told us so in a series of “exit interviews”. Read more ⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/reb...

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Rebuilding Scotland's "New Politics": a constructive parliament to build trust in Scottish politics | IPPR

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

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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Rebuilding Scotland's "New Politics": a constructive parliament to build trust in Scottish politics | IPPR

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

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

. @stephenboydippr.bsky.social weighed in on the first minister's Programme for Government on BBC Scotland: "lots of ambition, little detail" ⤵️

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Read our full response to the Programme for Government here ⤵️ www.ippr.org/media-office...

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

❓How is the first minister going to deliver on his commitments in this afternoon's Programme for Government? 👀We will wait and watch. Meanwhile, here's @stephenboydippr.bsky.social on BBC Radio Scotland setting out what we think should be addressed if we want to see significant progress.

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

In tomorrow's Programme for Govt, Swinney "needs to set out a credible pathway towards real progress on his four core priorities... and deliver a host of costly manifesto commitments... within increasingly constrained public finances.” @stephenboydippr.bsky.social www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

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Swinney warned over 'tortuously difficult' programme for government

John Swinney is due to set out his priorities for the next five years on Tuesday

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"IPPR [Scotland] warns that the usual mantra of taxing only the rich won’t be enough and an across-the-board tax rise would likely be necessary to make up Scotland’s financial shortfall." www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

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Scotland's public services are struggling – and you may have to foot the bill

There’s a black hole of billions in Scotland’s finances and cutting civil service jobs won’t fill it. As Scottish ministers can’t borrow…

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"IPPR Scotland analysis found a dramatic drop in mentions of climate change in the Liberal Democrat, SNP and Labour manifestos. Even the Scottish Green manifesto had less to say on the topic, even if it had the most mentions of all the parties." Read⤵️ www.thenational.scot/politics/264...

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Politicians must catch up with the rest of us on climate and nature

CAST your mind back to 2021. As we emerged from Covid, Scotland went to the polls, and one of the central themes of the election was the climate…

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

On the Scottish Govt’s plans to reduce the workforce through recruitment controls and natural attrition, @stephenboydippr.bsky.social said: “There’s an air of unreality in Scotland about the potential for public sector reform to meet the fiscal gap.” Read⤵️ www.heraldscotland.com/news/2648633...

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Tax rises call as SNP told public sector job cuts will not solve £4.7bn fiscal gap

An expert has warned there must be honest conversations about increasing taxes as Scotland faces a £4.7bn funding shortfall by the end of the…

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

💡A good day as any other to re-up our report on public sector reform. ❗Our analysis earlier this year warned that looming public sector job cuts could hollow out essential services just as demand rises. ⌛Scotland could be sleepwalking into austerity. Read more ⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/mor...

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More for less? Employment, productivity and reform in Scottish public services | IPPR

Yet there is currently widespread dissatisfaction with the services that the devolved public sector in Scotland provides. And concerns over their future vi

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Stephen Boyd @stephenboydippr.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Highly recommend my colleague @sukhadatatke.bsky.social's @heraldscotland.bsky.social article on the recent Edinburgh attacks, her experience of living in the city and how policy should respond to rising nativism www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

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Why anti-immigrant attacks don’t define Scotland’s true welcome

Sukhada Tatke reflects on the recent anti-Muslim attacks on Leith Walk and the rise of far-right, anti-immigrant protests across Scotland, tracing…

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Casey Smith @caseysmithippr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Good to see BBC Panorama picking up child maintenance as an issue - children of separated parents deserve financial security. Our 2025 report opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c... sets out how child maintenance can be transformed to work best for children and parents.

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Better for everyone: a new vision for child maintenance - One Parent Families Scotland

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

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This article highlights what we found in our 2-year long research with @opfs.org.uk @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @povertyalliance.org: the child maintenance service needs urgent reform⚠️ It is failing children whose separated parents can’t reach agreement 👧👦 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told

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

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🔥Most people are serious about climate change and want to see action around it. Why then is it there very little progress in Scotland? 🥵 Read @davehawkey.bsky.social in @thetimes.com Thunderer

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

📈Pretending that the rate of productivity growth in the public sector can match that of the private sector is profoundly unserious, says @stephenboydippr.bsky.social , as he puts on his economist hat... and apologises for it. Speaking at a Culture Counts event on public service "reform."

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 03/08/2026

Fiscal devolution is crucial to unlocking growth. 📺 @harryqp.bsky.social on Channel 4 News 👇

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Wildfires do not happen in isolation🔥 The Scottish government has decided to duck the conversation about diet, land use, and what it all means for the climate and the extreme weather we are going to experience in the coming years 🔥🌧️ @davehawkey.bsky.social speaks to @lbc.co.uk News 📻

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📺Speaking to @lewisgoodall.com on @lbc.co.uk Live, @davehawkey.bsky.social warned that Europe’s heatwaves and the wildfires in the Cairngorms are a stark reminder that climate extremes are here. 🌍🔥 The Scottish government must act now with a clear plan to prepare for what's coming. ⏳🌿

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

⌛The political personalities in both Westminster and Holyrood are changing. ⚠️But the challenges facing the country remain stubbornly in place: weak growth, persistent inequality, climate change and an ageing population. (1/2)

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IPPR North @ipprnorth.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

📑Andy Burnham has a devolution plan. But over a quarter of England still isn't covered by a mayor. IPPR North has spent 20+ years pushing for regional power. Now is the time we could see these benefits realised - for the whole country. Find out how👇 www.ippr.org/articles/on-...

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On home ground: The future of devolution | IPPR

The Labour government has made an impressive start on devolution. More places have devolved powers to deliver on their regions’ priorities, more mayors hav

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 15/07/2026

🚨 | NEW BLOG: A new prime minister gets only one chance at a first impression. This new blog from @harryqp.bsky.social & @avneem.bsky.social sets out a blueprint for Andy Burnham’s first 100 days. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 15/07/2026

🏭⚡Industrial strategy means joining up energy, transport, skills and procurement so places like Port Talbot, Scunthorpe and Aberdeen can lead the industries of the future, creating good jobs and lasting local growth. 📺️ @Narayanator for @BBCWales 👇

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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · 08/07/2026

@opfs.org.uk, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social and @ipprscotland.bsky.social - have joined together to create a new website that will help families understand and be able to navigate the child maintenance system better. Please share! www.childmaintenanceexplained.org.uk

A stock image of three girls, aged about nine or ten, facing up to the camera with thumbs up. Text says All the information you need to get what your family needs from the child maintenance system. childmaintenanceexplained.org.uk

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

On the @quietriotpod.bsky.social "Kenny Campbell is joined by someone who knows the Scottish political scene extremely well: Stephen Boyd, director of the progressive think tank IPPR Scotland." @stephenboydippr.bsky.social @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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B-SIDE: The Scotland Lab

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 3 July · 1hr 1min

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“Inequality is important because it is psychologically harmful to grow up in a society where you know that you’re being left behind,” @davehawkey.bsky.social quoted in this nuanced article on child poverty by @louisewilso.bsky.social in Holyrood Magazine. www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

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Money 'not being spent in the right places' to tackle child poverty

Despite the flagship Scottish Child Payment, one in five children in Scotland are still living in poverty. What more can...

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 15 years ago today, the Christie Commission set out a bold vision for Scotland's public services. Most agreed change was needed. But its recommendations were never fully implemented. ☠️ What did happen next was what it had warned against. 🎙️Hear it from @davehawkey.bsky.social

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New PM and new Scottish parliament must seize “double reset” to deliver for the people and the planet. Read our full statement here ⤵️https://www.ippr.org/media-office/new-pm-and-new-scottish-parliament-must-seize-double-reset-to-deliver-for-people-and-planet-says-ippr-scotland

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One Parent Families Scotland @opfs.org.uk · 15/06/2026

Our research with @ipprscotland.bsky.social +@fifegingerbread.bsky.social shows around 210k children could be lifted out of poverty if children received the child maintenance they're entitled to. The question now is when action will follow. Our full response: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

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Dave Hawkey @davehawkey.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The Scottish budget isn't under pressure due to excessive generosity in benefits. Scotland's population continues to get older, and that's an issue we can't hide away from. Was on BBC Radio Scotland speaking about this a couple of weeks ago.

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"It’s a strange, timid kind of social democracy; one that lacks the confidence to level with citizens that expanding the range of services... requires all taxpayers to contribute more." @stephenboydippr.bsky.social's latest column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2616663...

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Expert warns SNP policies including free university and dental care 'not free'

When it forces difficult trade-offs between spending and taxation, the free services model requires honest debate about costs, priorities, and…

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Casey Smith @caseysmithippr.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Fascinating insights in our latest blog by @davehawkey.bsky.social - the Holyrood election produced a 7th parliament very similar to the 6th. However, voter turnout was much reduced, and frustration among voters heightened - politicians need to ponder what needs to change before the next election.

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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

After a lethargic campaign, a new @ipprscotland.bsky.social blog from @davehawkey.bsky.social reflects on the outcome and pre-election polling showing Scottish voters prefer a government reflecting their values over one focused on resolving issues in day-to-day life. www.ippr.org/articles/con...

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Constructive coalitions? What the election means for the seventh session of the Scottish parliament | IPPR

In terms of the political makeup of the parliament, arguably little has changed: the SNP still lack a majority but continue to hold the dominant position;

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