Public policy
Opinion
Holding Scottish Parliament Elections During the Pandemic: What to Expect?
There has been much debate over whether the Scottish Parliament elections should be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Opinion
Time stands still for Brexit but not Covid
As an epic year for global public policy reaches its end, Richard Parry discusses the way that the pandemic has impacted other aspects of the political cycle
Opinion
The Leadership and Management of Public Services Reform in Scotland
John Connolly and Robert Pyper, University of the West of Scotland, explore the challenges of public service reform in Scotland and address to what extent opportunities for effective national p
Opinion
'Slowly but with a long tail' - an uneasy return to normality
The general emergence from lockdown is in full flow.
Opinion
'Our Shared Future': Ireland's New Programme for Government
Jonathan Evershed, University College Cork, reflects on all that's happened since the Irish General Election and analyses Our Shared Future, Ireland's new Pr
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Reasonableness the Welsh Way
Guest blog from Professor Emyr Lewis and Professor Ryszard Piotrowicz, Aberystwyth University, interpreting the lockdown provisions in the Public Health (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) Regul
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Why isn't government policy more preventative?
,Paul Cairney and Emily St Denny, University of Stirling, evaluate the challenges and likely outcomes of preventative policy making in their blog for Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN
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Infrastructure spending: reversing or encouraging regional inequality?
The gap between rich and poor areas in the UK is larger than any other Western European country.