Our latest report presents evidence on Scotland’s adult social care system for people with learning disabilities. We review a wide evidence base and find that, despite positive progress, the system still falls short of enabling people with learning disabilities to attain the quality of life that was envisaged in key government strategies.
Of course, the vast majority of business owners understand the best way to protect the economy in the long run is to control the spread of the virus and accelerate the vaccination roll-out. But this doesn’t offset the scale of the immediate challenge.
With the 2021 Scottish Parliament election on the horizon, the Fraser of Allander Institute held a webinar with stakeholders to discuss the priorities that people with learning disabilities have for the next Parliament. Here are some of the key takeaways.
I HAVE been asked on many occasions to compare the economic costs of Covid with those of Brexit. On one level, there is simply no comparison. During the height of lockdown, economic activity in Scotland fell by a fifth, and did so in record time. Many businesses in retail, hospitality and tourism have seen their entire livelihoods taken from them.
In this podcast, Graeme Roy and Emma Congreve are joined by Ali Hosie from the Scottish Human Rights Commission and Chris Birt from JRF in Scotland to look at how the Budget could be better at ensuring the budget has the impact on government priorities
This article provides a review of the latest (December 2020) labour market data…
It is concerning that we do not know how many people in Scotland live with a learning disability. Why is this the case, what is the impact of this lack of data, and what could be done? This article is part of the Fraser of Allander’s programme of work looking at support and opportunities for people with learning disabilities in Scotland.
The Scottish Government has announced that NHS and care workers will receive a one-off thankyou payment of £500 this year. Like any bonus payment, these will be taxed. But where will tax revenues go, and is there a case for exempting the bonus from tax?
Today, Rishi Sunak set out his spending plans for the next financial year. what does this mean for spending in Scotland?
This article discusses the issues that underpin and motivate the collaboration between the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures and the Fraser of Allander which includes a new joint Doctoral Research Centre for Children’s Well-being.
