That's us at the SNP conference discussing the future of offshore wind in Scotland. @stephenboydecon @StephenGethins Kate Potter Angela Hepworth

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

📺 Watch @davehawkey_ discuss our new report on what ails @ScotParl on @ITVBorderRB with @KieranPAndrews. @itvnews asked @DavidMundellDCT and Jeremy Purvis if the report squares with their past experience in Holyrood and how it compares to Westminster. youtube.com/watch?v=eHVk8HX_…

🏛️ 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? 🔍

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

What did the MSPs tell us? What works in parliament? What doesn't? Hear it from @davehawkey_ who spells it out on @BBCRadioScot Read more: ippr.org/articles/rebuilding…

📢 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 ⤵️ippr.org/articles/rebuilding…

👧👦This article highlights what we found in our two-year long research with @OPFS @FifeGingerbread & @PovertyAlliance: the child maintenance service needs urgent reform. ⚠️Too many children are being failed when separated parents can’t reach agreement. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3…

With the Holyrood election less than a week away, @stephenboydecon writes for @prospect_uk on how Scotland's parties have failed to confront the scale of the challenge that awaits them in the next parliament. Read here ⬇️ prospectmagazine.co.uk/polit…

Can the next Scottish government revive the economy? Have the parties risen to the challenge? 📈 @stephenboydecon was on the #UofGSpotlight podcast hosted by @ProfGraemeRoy with other experts Prof Sara Carter and David Waite. Tune in ⤵️ open.spotify.com/episode/4ie…

With the 2026 Holyrood election campaign started, the public deserve an honest conversation about governing Scotland. Party manifestos will be soon be released - which begs the question: What makes a good Holyrood election manifesto in 2026? share.google/XVtSfzvU0lSo5Y3…

Our latest report warns further public sector job cuts could hollow out essential services just as demand rises. Public services need more investment not less. 📣@CaseySmithIPPR outlines how choices made now will shape Scotland’s public services for years.

⚠️ Scotland could be sleepwalking into austerity ⚠️ 🔴Our new analysis warns looming public sector job cuts could hollow out essential services just as demand rises. 📢The choices made now will shape Scotland’s public services for years. Read here ⤵️ ippr.org/articles/more-for-l…

With Scotland going into a major election, parties pledging to tackle child poverty must be clear that the issue is a structural feature of an unequal society. We respond to today's child poverty stats⤵️ ippr.org/media-office/ippr-s…

📢It's launch day!🚀 💷Social spending ≠ economic damage. 💪Plenty of countries prove you can have strong social security and strong economies. Read our new report, More than a Safety Net ⤵️ @stephenboydecon @davehawkey_ @CaseySmithIPPR ippr.org/articles/more-than-…

For months, we have been digging into a big myth — that strong social protection holds back economic growth.🔍 Spoiler: it doesn’t.💪 We launch our findings tomorrow in our report 'More than a Safety Net'. Stay tuned.🚀 For now, hear it from @stephenboydecon ⤵️

💷Why do the costs of health, education & care services seem to rise relentlessly? In our latest blog we turn to William Baumol to explain why it pays to be cautious about rapid productivity growth/lower costs in people driven services🖊️ @stephenboydecon ippr.org/articles/rethinking…

Yet again, short-term politically driven tax changes with minimal real impact are prioritised over the development of a serious, long-term strategy to achieve the revenues necessary to deliver on the FM’s priorities. Our full response on the Budget here👇ippr.org/media-office/ippr-s…

Read @stephenboydecon's full response to the UK Budget ⤵️ ippr.org/media-office/ending…