IPPR Scotland
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We are Scotland’s progressive think tank. We are dedicated to supporting & improving public policy, working tirelessly to achieve a progressive Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined May 2015
🎉10th ANNIVERSARY🎉. A decade ago, IPPR Scotland was established in a big moment of change to support progressive policymaking. 📢Now, as Scotland faces fresh challenges, we’re hosting a major conference to ask: What next? . 🗓️Save the date: 29 Oct 2025.
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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
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RT @IPPRNorth: “Too much power is held in London, and by unelected quangos, where decision makers hold the future of Northern arts in their….
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RT @IPPR: 🚂 | NEW REPORT: Britain’s transport system is failing people on low incomes — locking them out of work, health, and opportunity.….
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Transport policy can make a material difference to people’s finances, especially those struggling to make ends meet. It can also help people better access
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RT @IPPR: On Wednesday 16 July, we are hosting @EdwardJDavey for a major speech and Q&A. Davey will take on the claims of the populist rig….
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The UK economy isn’t delivering for its people. Growth is anaemic and the cost of living crisis is hitting families and pensioners hard. Following all the
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👥 This was an opportunity to make hard choices. Instead, we got optimistic assumptions and a silence on tax. Scotland needs a bolder, more imaginative approach to achieve fiscal credibility. (4/4) Read more ⤵️.
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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
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💡The government plans to cut the public sector workforce by 0.5% a year. But if frontline jobs are protected, others could face 13% staffing cuts by 2029-30. Can services really be improved in the face of such cuts? #PublicServices (3/4).
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🧾 The MTFS isn't serious on economic growth and practically ignores serious tax reform. There’s no plan for raising revenue and the gap between ambition and outcomes will continue to grow. (2/4).
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📢 Scotland’s Medium Term Financial Strategy is out — and it warns of a £2.6bn resource funding gap by 2029/30. The big question is: how will it be filled? @stephenboydecon's latest blog addresses this question 🧵(1/4).
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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
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RT @IPPR: 📻 “A shift in approach is beyond overdue.". Our adult social care system is stretched to breaking point, leaving many without the….
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RT @OxfamScotland: After a blizzard of financial forecasts, strategies and plans in Scotland, one thing’s clear: tax justice must play a bi….
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RT @pathwithanr: Mamdani's charisma and communications are impressive but it is his policy programme that is fizzing with ideas and gives h….
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There’s no credible route to delivering the FM’s four core priorities — especially ending child poverty 👶🏽📉 — without raising taxes. 🎯 Today's MTFS should reflect this hard truth. @stephenboydecon explains on @BBCScotland ⤵️
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What can we expect from @scotgov's Medium Term Financial Strategy today? @stephenboydecon spoke to @KieranPAndrews of @ITVborder yesterday. ➡️ Enhanced level of detail on challenges + plans to tackle them, information that we can compare year upon year, tax increases and more.
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❓What can we expect from Scotland's upcoming financial strategy?.💷Detailed information on spending priorities & future trends, more spending, longer-term tax strategy and more, says @stephenboydecon in this @heraldscotland article by @andrewlearmonth ⤵️.
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A leading think tank says Scotland’s financial plan must show how the Scottish Government will fund its pledge to eradicate child poverty.
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RT @Mubin_Haq: Great to see the final report on establishing a Minimum Income Guarantee in Scotland. It sets out a road map on how to impro….
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The policy would establish an income level below which nobody is allowed to fall, via reform to social security, work and services.
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📢The Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group's final report is published today. 💷This important and challenging report should be priority reading for Scotland’s politicians in the run up to next year’s election. Read our full statement here ⤵️
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The Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group has published its final report today, setting out a roadmap to deliver a Minimum Income Guarantee in the longer t
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"The average annual uplift in the block grant of 1.1 per cent was 'unlikely to meet Scotland’s ongoing fiscal challenges. '.” @stephenboydecon quoted in this insightful explainer of an article by @greigcameron for @thetimes on the spending review.
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Big-ticket spending on defence and carbon capture in Rachel Reeves’s spending review will not solve SNP’s overspending on benefits, experts said
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"The average annual uplift in the block grant of 1.1 per cent was 'unlikely to meet Scotland’s ongoing fiscal challenges. '.” @stephenboydecon quoted in this insightful explainer of an article by @greigcameron on the spending review.
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Big-ticket spending on defence and carbon capture in Rachel Reeves’s spending review will not solve SNP’s overspending on benefits, experts said
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"The average annual uplift in the block grant of 1.1 per cent was unlikely to meet Scotland’s ongoing fiscal challenges." @stephenboydecon quoted in this insightful explainer of an article by @greigcameron for @thetimes .
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Big-ticket spending on defence and carbon capture in Rachel Reeves’s spending review will not solve SNP’s overspending on benefits, experts said
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🎯The broad settlement for Scotland in today's Spending Review is welcome but not enough to meet its fiscal challenges. 👀All eyes should now be on the upcoming industrial strategy. @stephenboydecon reacts ⤵️. Full statement on our website:
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