Covid19
Scottish Independence, then and now
Author / Creator: Nicola McEwen
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2021
How have matters changed since 2014 as a result of Brexit and Covid?
Scotland's Covid Reckoning Part 2: Grace Blakeley
Author / Creator: Grace Blakeley
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2024
The economics of lockdown, global trade and lockdown regimes.
Scotland's Covid Reckoning: 1 - Neil Findlay
Author / Creator: Neil Findlay
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2024
Review of Covid pandemic response by the Scottish government
Agency and Helplessness and Scotland’s Future
Author / Creator: Bottom Line
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: 2022
n the last two years, Scotland has dealt with two of the biggest economic shocks in history, the health, social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.
Covid or Brexit?
Author / Creator: Anand Menon
Media type: Report
Date published: October 2021
The short term economic disruption is largely due to Covid and is experienced throughout the world. The UK faces structural adjustments that are down to Brexit and are likely, over the medium to long-term, to make the UK...poorer.
Scotland After the Virus
Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan
Media type: Book
Date published:
Is there an 'after the virus', or is covid-19 and a world of future pandemics simply something we will have to live with for an indefinite period of time? In all honesty, no one knows the answer to that, which is why it is so destabilising.
Understanding Scotland - Economy
Author / Creator: Mark Diffley
Media type: survey report
Date published: October 2021
People are feeling the financial sting of the pandemic. They are pessimistic about the economic and financial outlook. And with concern over rising prices. There is evidence of dissatisfaction with prevailing economic indicators and models. There is an appetite for a different economic settlement.
Understanding Scotland - Society
Author / Creator: Diffley Partnership
Media type: survey report
Date published: October 2021
A look at Scottish society as we emerge from the pandemic, and addresses the fundamental questions: Is Scotland on the right track? Where do we want to go as a country? And who do we trust to help us get there?
Scotland’s COVID inquiry must be credible, timely and thorough – here’s what needs to happen
Author / Creator: Andrew Watterson
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Four steps for a successful inquiry
No delays
Devolved matters only
What has worked and what hasn’t
Public respons
What are the implications of independence for public revenues and spending?
Author / Creator: Graeme Roy
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: 2021
There is no question that an independent Scotland could run a sustainable budget. But like the UK, an independent Scotland would face major fiscal challenges both in the short and long run. Based upon the latest data, an independent Scotland is likely to face greater challenges than the UK as a whole (at least in the short-term).
Ending Lockdown
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
This paper models the cost of a comprehensive testing-based strategy to limit the spread of Covid-19 in Scotland and to allow the country to emerge safely from its blanket lockdown.
The Predictable Crisis
Author / Creator: Nick Kempe
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Common Weal investigates the impact of Covid-19 in Scottish Care homes and finds that the warnings about the weaknesses in pandemic preparation were repeatedly ignored with the result of causing “The single greatest failure in devolved government since the creation of the Scottish Parliament”
Concern Over Lack Of Testing
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: News Item
Date published:
Common Weal’s Local Groups call for an increase in the ambition of its proposed Test, Trace, Isolate and Support plans.