Employment
Here’s why citizenship in an independent Scotland matters
Author / Creator: Scotland's Voices Show
Media type: Video
Date published:
Discusses a paper produced by the Scottish Governemt about citizenship and how this relates to our shortage of key workers
Swinney must move beyond old orthodoxies
Author / Creator: Laurie Macfarlane
Media type: Article
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John Swinney, Scotland’s new first minister, faces no shortage of challenges. Lurking behind many of them lies a common cause: an economy that is not working.
How are the UK’s devolved nations faring ahead of the general election?
Author / Creator: Robyn Smith
Media type: Article
Date published:
Over the current parliamentary term, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have each faced unique challenges as well as common ones, such as rising economic inactivity. Measures of output, productivity and the labour market indicate where the devolved nations could improve their economic prospects.
NHS in Scotland 2023
Author / Creator: Auditor General
Media type: Report
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The Scottish Government needs to develop a clear national strategy for health and social care to address the pressures on services.
Scotland - Statistics & Facts
Author / Creator: D. Clark
Media type: Article
Date published:
Scotland is the second-largest country in the United Kingdom and has a population of approximately 5.48 million. With a population density of just 70 people per square kilometer, Scotland is also the most sparsely populated country in the UK.
The number of recorded crimes in Scotland has declined substantially in recent years, falling from almost 512,000 crimes in 2004/05 to around 289,000 in 2022/23.
Attitudes to Immigration in Scotland: Cautious pragmatism?
Author / Creator: Sarah Kyambi
Media type: Report
Date published: 2024
The second Migration Policy Scotland Attitudes Survey updates understanding of what the Scottish public thinks about immigration developing an evidence base that helps policymakers and others make better informed choices in a complex and changing context
Tools to support individual refugees; Tool Kit 1
Author / Creator: Scottish Refugee Council
Media type: Tool Kit
Date published: 2021
"This toolkit is for...organisations creating ... direct services to... refugees: physical or remote holistic advice and advocacy services/one-stop shops; and language and employment services.
Cost of Living Bill: research evidence summaries
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Summarises some of the key research evidence which underpinned the development of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill,
State of the economy: October 2022
Author / Creator: Chief Economist
Media type: Report
Date published:
Recent developments in the global and Scottish economy and an analysis of the performance of, and outlook for, the Scottish economy.
ALL OF OUR FUTURES; Scotland’s ageing population and what to do about it in 2021-2045
Author / Creator: Bill Johnston
Media type: Book
Date published: 2022
A challenge to the negative approach toward ageing and old age exposing the baleful influence of neoliberalism and ageism on policy and public perceptions.
Scotland’s Islamophobia.
Author / Creator: Peter Hopkins
Media type: Research Report
Date published: 2021
Islamaphobia is experienced by most people of Muslin faith in Scotland.
State of the economy
Author / Creator: Chief Economic Advisor
Media type: triannual government report
Date published: 2020 -
This is the three times a year report on the Scottish economy in an international context.
Economic commentary
Author / Creator: Scottish Enterprise
Media type: government report
Date published: 2021-
Monthly update on global, UK and Scottish economic trends and performance, drawn from a wide range of economic indicators and commentaries.