Today I had the privilege of speaking on behalf of @ipprnorth.bsky.social on a panel chaired by Youth Futures Foundation's Anna Round. Was great to be in Sunderland, with fellow northerners talking about such an important topic....

📺Yesterday our @zoebillingham.bsky.social addressed the devolution bill committee. 👀Scrutiny is vital to the future of devolution. Local and mayoral accounts committees are essential for strengthening accountability and enabling further devolution of power and resources. Watch her here: 👇

We're delighted to be a part of the Scottish Transport Summit organised by @transportscotland.bsky.social. After excellent talks by Cabinet Secretary @fionahyslop.bsky.social and Cllr Gail MacGregor, IPPR Scotland director @stephenboydippr.bsky.social gives a keynote lecture on transport & economy.

📢 We are very close to finalising our agenda. We're hosting a range of panels, breakout sessions and keynotes speeches that will cover the key challenges facing Scotland today. If you'd like to attend, write to us to reserve your spot! Details⤵️ www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...

ICYMI: Our latest analysis does not bode well for heart health of people living in the most deprived communities of Scotland. Read more by @jamie-ohalloran.bsky.social and @sebrees1.bsky.social⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/tak...

New Scottish data reveal stark health inequalities: GP practices in the most deprived areas have 40% more men and 80% more women with coronary heart disease. Prevention must remain a priority to close these gaps.

📢NEW BLOG📢 🫀People living in the most deprived neighbourhoods in Scotland are less able to lead healthy lives, and this has serious consequences for their cardiovascular health.

Watch this space for what we've been up to with our fabulous collaborators @fifegingerbread.bsky.social and @opfs.org.uk 👀

💰 NEW BLOG | The OBR is facing pressure to slash its productivity forecast this autumn, risking up to a £44 billion hole in the public finances. But the case isn’t strong enough yet. Our latest blog explains why 👇 www.ippr.org/articles/nav...

💷The investments in Scotland announced by the Chancellor today are welcome, so long as they create the kind of manufacturing jobs that provide security and opportunity for workers in the long-term, and the benefits are felt in the wider community. @caseysmithippr.bsky.social 🗣️

📝 We're looking to recruit a researcher in our energy & environment team to help shape progressive policy on climate, housing, energy, and the economy. Find out more and apply by 4th Aug: www.ippr.org/jobs/researc...

. @parth0.bsky.social speaks with @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk about how austerity and smartphones reshaped our ability to connect - and why rebuilding spaces for community is essential to social cohesion. Read our new report here: www.ippr.org/articles/pla...

Great new @ippr.org report from @sachahilhorst.bsky.social, making very clear the link between the decline of community spaces and the rise of the radical right. Sacha reimagines the 20th century miners' welfare fund as a model for reviving social infrastructure: www.ippr.org/articles/pla...

We’re recruiting! Join us @ipprnorth.bsky.social at an exciting & critical time for the regional agenda. Feel free to reach out if you’re interested.

ICYMI: We are hosting a major conference on the occasion of our tenth anniversary. Registrations have opened. Do email the address in the link below to reserve your spot. www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...

“Too much power is held in London, and by unelected quangos, where decision makers hold the future of Northern arts in their hands" We have united with North East Mayor and Chair of The Great North @kimmcguinness.bsky.social to call out our regional culture chasm ⤵️

🎉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 www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...

Read the full analysis here 👇 www.ippr.org/media-office...

"We're going to have to have a more sensible conversation about tax" 📻 #ICYMI: @harryqp.bsky.social spoke to Andrew Marr about Labour's economic choices 👇

The UK is not a socially mobile country. This leaves many young people with limited options in a system where outcomes are often shaped by who you know. Read about our vision for universal opportunity for young people www.ippr.org/articles/tow... @efuapokuamanfo.bsky.social on @lbcnews.bsky.social

One year into the new government's tenure and it's time to take stock of the big decisions shaping the future of our regions 🔍 @zoebillingham.bsky.social writes 🖋️ www.ippr.org/articles/one...

📢 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? @stephenboydippr.bsky.social's latest blog addresses this question 🧵(1/4) www.ippr.org/articles/fil...

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. @stephenboydippr.bsky.social explains on #BBCScotland ⤵️

What can we expect from the Scottish govt's Medium Term Financial Strategy today? @stephenboydippr.bsky.social spoke to @kieranandrews.bsky.social @itvborder.bsky.social ➡️ Enhanced level of detail on risks + plans to mitigate them, info that we can compare year upon year, tax increases & more.

What can we expect from Scotland's upcoming financial strategy? Detailed info on spending priorities & future trends, more spending, longer-term tax strategy etc, says @stephenboydippr.bsky.social in this article by @andrewlearmonth.bsky.social for The Hearald⤵️ www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525670...

📢The Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group's final report has been published today. 💷We welcome this important and challenging report which should be priority reading for Scotland’s politicians in the run up to next year’s election. Read our full statement here: www.ippr.org/media-office...

📢 Big day. The #MinimumIncomeGuarantee Expert Group’s final report is out now. A blueprint for dignity and fairness in Scotland. 🧭 Action starts here: www.gov.scot/isbn/9781836... #MinimumIncome #Scotland #SocialSecurity @therobertsontrust.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social

🎯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. @stephenboydippr.bsky.social reacts ⤵️ Full statement on our website: www.ippr.org/media-office...

🌡️Stalled progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions raises urgent questions about how Scotland meets its targets for net zero. 🎯Action is needed now, and the upcoming Climate Change Plan will be the litmus test for meeting the moment.

🗳️Voters in Hamilton have shown they want to a fairer, greener future, but can Scottish politicians afford to be complacent? Certainly not. ✅2026 cannot be a contest mired in negativity but a battle for the high ground. @stephenboydippr.bsky.social

The Scottish Government projects that mitigating the two-child limit in Scotland would lift 15,000 children out of child poverty. However that leaves 225,000 children still in poverty. 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 UK Government must abolish the two-child limit as a starting point, but a far bolder action plan is needed.

⚠️The CCC published expert advice on how the Scottish government can tackle the climate crisis. 📺 @davehawkey.bsky.social spoke to @laurapiper.bsky.social of STV to elucidate further: "What we need now is a policy package that can step up to deliver [the simple things recommended by the CCC]."

"IPPR said Scottish ministers should draw up new climate 'missions' to set overarching policies for sectors with the biggest climate impacts... which would mandate action." We're quoted in @severincarrell.bsky.social's excellent piece in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

⚠️It is time to focus on adopting “climate missions”: coherent plans to coordinate change that everyone eventually will be a part of. We respond to the Climate Change Committee's advice published today⤵️ @davehawkey.bsky.social

Colleagues @ipprscotland.bsky.social call for new climate missions to drive action. “At the heart of these missions must be democratic participation in decision making, so change is collectively chosen not imposed by technocrats. Climate missions must explicitly address distributional impacts...”

Billionaires shouldn't be dictating the country's economic policy, on principle. Happily, it's also extremely easy to dismiss their arguments when they're so transparently wrong.

🇸🇬Sir Tom Hunter's call for Scotland to look to Singapore as an exemplar doesn't work. Cherry-picking evidence and a return to failed policies does more harm than good. 💷Those with resources must use them judiciously. Read this blog by @stephenboydippr.bsky.social ⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/sin...

Spoke to @leaskyd.bsky.social about the Scottish middle class who... "...might be prepared to pay more tax to pay for measures which disproportionately benefit them, but they have yet to demonstrate commitment to a more extensive social model for all" bsky.app/profile/leas...

Tom Hunter believes that Singapore provides a useful template for Scotland's economy. Is he right? Um, no... www.ippr.org/articles/sin...

🇸🇬Sir Tom Hunter's call for Scotland to look to Singapore as an exemplar doesn't work. Cherry-picking evidence and a return to failed policies does more harm than good. 💷Those with resources must use them judiciously. Read this blog by @stephenboydippr.bsky.social ⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/sin...

'...Starter argued that "migration is part of Britain's national story and an essential element of a strong economy". He was right, even if his own rhetoric often fails to reflect this reality' My piece in today's @dailyrecord.co.uk.web.brid.gy responding to publication of the white paper

📺Great to have our child poverty analysis feature on @itvpeston.bsky.social!📺 👀 @johnswinney.bsky.social asked why the Scottish government is miles away from hitting its own child poverty target. We are clear child poverty is not inevitable. #ChildPoverty #Scotland www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQJp...

IPPR Scotland director @stephenboydippr.bsky.social was on Good Morning Scotland this morning to speak about his expectations from the Programme for Government.

We welcome the FM’s reiteration of his four strategic priorities, but there was little in the speech or the accompanying documents to explain how substantial progress would be made across any of them over the course of this year. Longer response here⤵️ www.ippr.org/media-office...

Thank you to the Jimmy Reid Foundation for hosting today’s fringe event at @scottishtuc.bsky.social conference. We joined @ipprscotland.bsky.social for a panel discussion on tax justice, expertly chaired by Lynn Henderson. Thanks to the audience for such an engaging discussion.

📢New briefing 📢 Ahead of FM @johnswinney.bsky.social's Programme for Government, we set out proposals focused on his four priorities—eradicating child poverty, growing the economy, tackling climate change, and ensuring high-quality public services (1/2) www.ippr.org/articles/pro...

EXC: A US trade deal would have little impact on jobs or growth and the government should focus on what it can actually control, IPPR Scotland has warned. They call for a green industrial strategy, and avoiding a "doom spiral of cuts" www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

❤️‍🩹 | NEW REPORT: Voters want bold action on health – and don’t see it as 'nanny statism'. Our new research with Public First shows that smarter public health policy isn’t just good for the nation – it could be a vote-winner too. www.ippr.org/articles/the...

If the government is serious about boosting health and cutting the number of lives lost to the biggest killers, it's going to have to get tougher on the causes of illness. New @ippr.bsky.social and Public First research shows that bolder action would be welcomed by the public 💪 1/

This from my colleagues in @ipprscotland.bsky.social is a good read on how to bring together evidence-based interventions & emissions budgets with credible delivery plans that have the political backing necessary to be successful