This article compares the main parties’ manifesto commitments on taxation and the most significant areas of public spending: health and social care; early years and education; local government; social security; and policing and justice.
As part of our project on working hours and poverty in the UK for the Standard Life Foundation, we analysed the relationship between underemployment and household poverty by using data-matching to combine sources of information on both.
Despite a challenging year, and a long winter, there is finally some optimism. The latest data shows positive signs of the economy gradually gearing up for (hopefully) an expected recovery in economic activity.
Can Glasgow utilise fare-free public transport to help reach their 2030 carbon-neutral target?
Labour market data for the second quarter of 2020 indicates that the headline working age employment rate remained remarkably stable during the lockdown. But under the surface there have been significant changes in labour market activity – notably in terms of hours worked – and the pattern of these changes differs substantially across occupations. Employment in low-paid occupations has declined (offset by increased employment in high-paid occupations), whilst employees in low-paid occupations are much more likely to have been furloughed than those in higher paid occupations. This article documents these changes and discusses some implications.
If you’re depressed reading the debates around GERS over the last day and want to feel a bit more motivated and optimistic about things, read this review of the “Scottish Technology Ecosystem”.
As we highlighted in our podcast on Monday, today sees the publication of the latest Government Expenditure and Revenue (GERS) report. Read on for the main results and messages…
It’s GERS week! Graeme Roy is joined by Mairi Spowage to talk about GERS, what it is, and try to dispel some of the myths that surround it.
