Now we're onto Scottish democracy. Very interested to hear on people's opinions on democracy from a devolved government...

High levels of support from parents in Scotland for reform of UK child maintenance. The current system pushes too many parents away. We @ipprscotland.bsky.social find 78% would like to see greater state support on offer for parents who struggle to make arrangements work. opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

📊 New polling from @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows overwhelming support for reform of the child maintenance system. Read the latest blog from @IPPRScotland, part of our #TransformingChildMaintenance project with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social 📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

🚸Too many children are missing out on the child maintenance support they deserve. It’s time for change! We @ipprscotland.bsky.social alongside @opfs.org.uk , @fifegingerbread.bsky.social are calling for a fairer, safer system. 📄 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve... #TransformingChildMaintenance

Excellent @IPPRScotland session on future of Scotland’s industrial strategy with Ivan McKee and Sara Thiam crucial discussion on honing Scotland’s comparative advantages and adapting to a world with rising trade barriers. #snpconference2025

#SNP25 | Maximising economic opportunities across all Scotland's regions 🕠 17.00-18.00 | Meeting Room 1, Level 1, TECA (inside the secure zone) ➡️@shonarobison.bsky.social ➡️Stacey Dingwwall, FSB Scotland ➡️Ross Martin, Adviser on regional economics ➡️@stephenboydippr.bsky.social

#SNP25 | GB Energy and the acceleration of renewables in Scotland 🕠 12.30-13.30 | Meeting Room 1, Level 1, TECA (inside the secure zone) ➡️ Stephen Flynn MSP ➡️Damien Zachlod, EnBW ➡️Zoe Holliday, Community Energy Scotland ➡️@davehawkey.bsky.social With @enbw-ag.bsky.social

#SNP25 | A modern industrial strategy for Scotland 🕠 09.15-10.15 | Meeting Room 1, Level 1, TECA (inside the secure zone) ➡️Ivan McKee MSP ➡️Sara Thiam, Prosper ➡️@stephenboydippr.bsky.social

📢 We are in Aberdeen this weekend at the SNP conference, hosting three fringe events. A conference pass is required to attend the events. Hope to see you there. Details below ⤵️

💷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 🗣️

🎉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-...

📢 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...

🎯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...

🗳️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/...

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

There are different routes to national prosperity - Singapore and Scotland are not analogous - I’d suggest looking across the North Sea to the Nordics for lessons on what a better economy and society looks like…🇩🇰

An important event this evening marking 60 years of @carersscotland.bsky.social stressing society’s obligation to uphold the rights and entitlements of all carers to a decent and fulfilled life.

📺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...

The First Minister has the right priorities - however it is not totally clear from today's Programme for Government how we chart a course towards meeting those priorities. We await further detail on specifically child poverty (meeting those 2030 targets) and hard yards still to go on climate.

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...

How do parents navigate the complex system of child maintenance? 📺 @davehawkey.bsky.social gave evidence virtually to the House of Lords Public Services Committee on Child Maintenance last week. ➡️ Also read our research with @opfs.org.uk and @fifegingerbread.bsky.social opfs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

"The political debate is lopsided, focusing on electricity while ignoring our dependence on gas for heating. This is an amazing omission given gas makes up half of a typical Scottish energy bill." @davehawkey.bsky.social tells @alexofbrown.bsky.social @scotsman.com www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Child poverty stats for 2023/24: - at 22% relative child poverty remains significantly higher than the Scottish Government's interim target of 18% - Scottish figure is much lower than the UK (31%) demonstrating impact of devolved policies www.gov.scot/news/poverty...

📻 Even in a ‘better than best case employment scenario’, where no parent is paid less than the real living wage, unemployment is halved and 40,000 economically inactive parents get into work, the government's 2030 child poverty target would be missed. @davehawkey.bsky.social on BBC Radio Scotland⤵️

Today @ipprscotland.bsky.social publishes new analysis showing that by 2030 child poverty in Scotland will be: - well below the rest of the UK due to devolved policies - more than twice as high as the Scottish Government's current target @davehawkey.bsky.social www.ippr.org/articles/ach...

📢 Today we publish analysis warning that without urgent investment, over 210,000 Scottish children (22%) will be trapped in poverty by 2030 🏟️ That’s enough children to fill Murrayfield Stadium x 3 - and double the legal target Read the briefing 👇 www.ippr.org/articles/ach...

Grangemouth the town is struggling - it has been for a long while, even with the refinery in operation During this period of transition it makes it all the more urgent that locals see and feel that things are finally moving in a positive direction That means new jobs and opportunity on site ASAP 👷‍♂️

There is risk workers made redundant this summer will struggle to quickly find new jobs It's essential both governments redouble efforts to turn potential developments into tangible opportunities for those made redundant and local young people IPPR Scotland Director @stephenboydippr.bsky.social

There should be a deep and rapid reassessment of the just transition process in Scotland - it must be far less traumatic for the workers concerned 👩‍🏭 IPPR Scotland director @stephenboydippr.bsky.social responds to the Project Willow report on the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery 👇

Big questions for SG & UKG from @ipprscotland.bsky.social on welfare announcement: Stricter eligibility for PIP in rUK = fewer recipients/less spending on welfare A cut in spending will impact Holyrood - does SG align on cuts or raise tax to stand still? www.heraldscotland.com/news/2501882...

🔋 UK Gov must stick to its ambition for GB Energy: a fully funded public clean energy company delivering 5% of electricity in 5 years 💡 Devolved nations are pivotal to net zero - collaboration is essential New from @ippr.bsky.social @josephevans.bsky.social⤵️⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/203...

🚨 The UK Gov's £5bn cut to disability benefits raises big Qs for Scotland It could could squeeze Holyrood’s budget, putting pressure on Scotland to follow suit or make cuts elsewhere Urgent clarity needed from both UK & Scottish Ministers. @caseysmithippr.bsky.social explains ⤵️

The proposed cuts to disability benefits are unacceptable and immoral, full stop. And if the big cuts come from PIP, the impact on the SG's budget will also be massive. The next SG will have to cut disability payments too or fill the gap and find the money on a fixed budget.

In light of the Scottish government's decision to scrap the heat in buildings bill altogether, do read @davehawkey.bsky.social's extremely pertinent paper on how the cost of retrofit should be covered fairly⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/no-...

The Scottish government's decision to scrap the heat in buildings bill is the wrong one. The government should instead adopt better and more equitable solutions available to them. Read @davehawkey.bsky.social's response in full here⤵️

📢NEW BLOG📢 Taking off from International Women's Day, @sukhadatatke.bsky.social draws on our latest research to highlight the urgent need to tackle challenges that disproportionately affect women. @opfs.org.uk @fifegingerbread.bsky.social @carersscotland.bsky.social www.ippr.org/articles/wom...

Scotland is more than familiar with the consequences of deindustrialisation. The closure of the Grangemouth refinery demands we put those lessons into practice. Workers deserve security and opportunity in the face of the energy transition. Grangemouth is the first big test. See my blog👇

Last year, Carers Support Payment was finally rolled out nationally with more than 4,500 applications received in Nov/Dec. More unpaid carers benefitting financially across Scotland - but much more needs to be done to offer independence and financial security. See our report for how... 👇

Scotland owes so much to our unpaid carers - £15.9b a year to be exact in the cost of care. Much more needs to be done to recognise the scale of their contribution to society. To mark the release of our latest report with @carersscotland.bsky.social I’ve written a blog on just that. 👇

There are few acts as selfless in life as dedicating time and energy to the care of others. Yet the role Scotland's unpaid carers play in sustaining our society is severely under-priced. @carersscotland.bsky.social and ourselves @ipprscotland.bsky.social latest work on redressing that inequity 👇

📢We are delighted to announce our fringe event @scottishlabour.bsky.social conference with @carersscotland.bsky.social - 28% of unpaid carers in Scotland live in poverty 🫨 - Hear about their experiences + the failures of the current social security system + what can be done to protect them💫

#TransformingChildMaintenance will meet #FixTheCMS at Gingerbread’s launch at House of Lords today Our work with @ipprscotland.bsky.social + @fifegingerbread.bsky.social reaches same conclusions as Gingerbread research: #CMS needs URGENT reform to support single parent families across the UK!

📢NEW REPORT: Everything Everywhere All At Once📢 ➡️95% of onshore wind projects in pipeline are in devolved nations ➡️A four-nations approach is needed for the UK government to meet its 2030 clean energy targets By @joshemden.bsky.social and @davehawkey.bsky.social⤵️ www.ippr.org/articles/eve...

It's important we step back and appraise the value of re-instating the winter fuel payment from an anti-poverty perspective. @stephenboydippr.bsky.social reflects on what the decision tells us about how policy is made in Scotland.

Updated list of Scottish MPs on Bluesky go.bsky.app/Jn5XngG