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Alternative approaches to economic development in Scotland

This blog by David Waite, Richard Crisp and Anne Green reflects on different ideas of economic change and where they’ve come from.
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Central and Local Government: Building for the Future

A half-day conference in May 2023 with the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on the relationship between local and central government.
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Frameworks and Forecasts: Taxation in Scotland

Event in November 2022 with the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee on taxation in Scotland.
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Why Scotland needs radical tax reform

Blog by Alison Payne of Reform Scotland on Scotland’s tax system and the report “Taxing Times: Why Scotland needs new, more and better taxes”.
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Post-Brexit Common Frameworks

Half day conference in November 2018 with the Finance and Constitution Committee on governance in the UK after Brexit. Features event report.
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A Sustainable Future for Scotland’s Public Finances

On Friday 15 June 2018, the Futures Forum, the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution Committee and the Royal Society of Edinburgh brought together a group of experts from throughout Scotland to consider the long-term sustainability…
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Fostering Cultures of Innovation

Workshop in November 2016 to support the SUII programme on Fostering Cultures of Innovation, featuring video presentations of each project.
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Social Impact Bonds

Seminar in November 2010 with public, private and voluntary sectors on an innovative way of funding solutions to social problems.
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Scotland’s Public Finances

Project in 2010 looking at challenges to Scotland’s public finances from budget constraints, technological change and shifting relationships.
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What might a Scottish welfare system look like in 2020?

Seminar in September 2009 on what might a Scottish welfare system look like in 2020? With Swedish expert Prof Joakim Palme
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Poverty and Inequalities in Scotland

Conference in May 2009 on poverty and inequalities in Scotland. A decade after devolution, what has improved and what are the priorities for the future?