NEW Holyrood voting intention
📊SNP maintain comfortable lead over Labour
📊4-point rise for Labour since Dec 2025
📊Reform UK’s share has fallen to 16%, down 2 points since Dec 2025
➡️ bit.ly/4rICate
This statement, ironically, is closer to the truth for Farage's own constituency and own voters - where levels of economic inactivity are much higher than the national average.
Professor Wendy Loretto profile photo announced as the University of Glasgow new Head of School at the Adam Smith Business School
Professor Wendy Loretto has been announced as the new Head of our Adam Smith Business School @uofgasbs.bsky.social
Currently Professor of Organisational Management at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, Prof Loretto starts her new role on 20 April. Welcome to #TeamUofG, Wendy!
gla.ac/4tRyFSE
Join us on Mon 26 Feb for an online discussion on exclusive new polling in Scotland & Wales & what it might mean.
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social
Charlie Buckley @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
Dewi Knight @policywise.bsky.social @chrisdeerin.bsky.social
www.enlighten.scot/event/online...
Greatly enjoyed sitting on this panel this evening. Good questions from both the chair and the audience. Thanks to everyone who attended!
Access to Justice and the need for civil legal aid reform in Scotland, Policy Insights, University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy, Dr jo Hynes, Fiona McPhail, Jack Smith
NEW Policy Insights: Access to Justice and the need for Civil Legal Aid Reform in Scotland 💡⚖️
Read recommendations from @glasgow.ac.uk experts @johynes.bsky.social, Fiona McPhail, and Jack Smith on how legal aid should be reformed to strengthen access to justice.
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Episode artwork including Kat, Kez and Melanie
New #UofGSpotlight episode on 'Work, Ageing and the Employment Rights Act'💡
@kezdugdale.bsky.social speaks with Kat Riach about ageing and work then @melaniesimms.bsky.social about employment rights and recent legislation.
Listen and subscribe: uofgspotlight.com 🎧
A photo of the full busy room
Mark McGeoghegan talking
Kicking off our session at @scvo.scot #SCVOTheGathering 🎤
With @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social
@kezdugdale.bsky.social @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social
Great to see so many people in the room for what is a very
timely discussion on the coming election here in Scotland.
My latest thoughts on the new National School for Government and Public Services, how it can help to 'fix things', and what it will take to 'move fast'!
Cover image for the University of Glasgow Centre for Public Policy podcast Spotlight Live, Season 7 Episode 1, titled “Challenging Scotland’s Political Leaders”, listing Michael Marra MSP, Alison Thewliss, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Graham Simpson MSP, Jamie Greene MSP and Gillian Mackay MSP, over a photo of a panel event with a speaker at a lectern and panellists seated in a hall.
Listen to a new episode of the @uofgpolicy.bsky.social #UofGSpotlight podcast.
Host @kezdugdale.bsky.social challenges Scotland's political leaders on public service reform, whether politicians can work together, the fiscal challenge in Scotland, devolution, the NHS, and more.
🎧 uofgspotlight.com
Season 7 Episode 1: Spotlight Live. Challenging Scotland's Political Leaders. Michael Marra, Alison Thewliss, Sandesh Gulhane, Graham Simpson, Jamie Greene, Gillian Mackay. University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy.
New LIVE #UofGSpotlight podcast episode! 🚨🎧
Host @kezdugdale.bsky.social challenges Scotland’s political leaders on public service reform, the fiscal challenge facing Scotland, whether politicians can work together, devolution, the NHS, and more.
Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3XQz...
A graphic that says: Breaking news! Scot Govt is taking action to end the housing emergency
🎉 Breaking News!
A new national housing agency announced today by FM John Swinney will accelerate affordable homebuilding in Scotland.
Our research & campaigns helped push for this bold step. We now need ambition to be matched by the money needed to make it a reality.
🗨️ shelterscotland.org/MHSR
L-R Graham Simpson MSP, Dr Sandesh Gulhane MSP, Michael Marra MSP, Chair Kezia Dugdale, Alison Thewliss, Gillian Mackay MSP, Jamie Greene MSP
Professor Kezia Dugdale chairs the conversation
Huge thanks to all who joined us yesterday for our event #StopStart: Making Public Service Reform Stick in Scotland🚦
Lots of reflections to come, but leaving you with photos from our brilliant live #UofGSpotlight recording closing the day, a political panel chaired by Prof @kezdugdale.bsky.social💡🎙️
Adam Lang, Carnegie UK, addressing the room
Alison Watson, Shelter Scotland, addressing the room
Martin Canavan, Aberlour Children's Charity addressing the room
...a jam-packed afternoon! We've hosted our two sets of lightning talks and response panels 🎙️⚡
We've heard from leading voices across the research and policy communities advocating for what they think Scotland should stop and start doing in public services.
#StopStart @glasgow.ac.uk
Jim McCormick, CEO The Robertson Trust, addressing the room
Joe Griffin, Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Government, addressing the room
We're delighted to welcome colleagues from across Scotland’s public policy and research communities to @glasgow.ac.uk today for our #StopStart event📍🚦
We've kicked off this morning hearing from Jim McCormick @therobertsontrust.bsky.social and Permanent Secretary Joe Griffin.
Catch up on our fascinating & informative discussion about Scottish & Welsh devolution in partnership with @policywise.bsky.social. Our panel included Adam Price MS, @kezdugdale.bsky.social, Lee Waters MS, and Paul McLennan MSP. Chaired by @chrisdeerin.bsky.social
www.enlighten.scot/event/online...
We've got the Chair of the Fiscal Commission, the Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Government, a political panel of six and no less than 16 further brilliant speakers all coming together in the aftermath of the Scottish budget to ask - What next for public service reform? Join us.
Catch our Associate Director @kezdugdale.bsky.social next week talking about the upcoming elections across the UK and how they might reshape British politics.
Register online to watch the conference from home: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern... 🔗
An image for an IfG event at its Government 2026 conference. Tuesday 13 January, 14:45 - 14:45 Elections 2026: How could votes in England, Scotland and Wales reshape British politics? Kezia Dugdale, former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party and Associate Director of the Centre for Public Policy Guto Harri, broadcaster and former No.10 Director of Communications Akash Paun, Programme Director (Devolution) at the Institute for Government Luke Tryl, Director of More in Common This session will be chaired by Dr Catherine Haddon, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
Then at 13:45 we will turn our attention to the 2026 elections and how votes in England, Scotland and Wales could reshape British politics.
With @kezdugdale.bsky.social, Guto Harri, @akashpaun.bsky.social @luketryl.bsky.social @cathhaddon.bsky.social
Spotlight artwork with all the guests
New Podcast episode! 🚨
Trump’s Second Act: Leadership, Tariffs, and Tensions
As 2025 draws to a close, we take a deep dive into a year of American politics and its global impact. With @mkblyth.bsky.social and @jkaarbo.bsky.social.
🎧 Listen now: uofgspotlight.com
#UofGSpotlight
An image for an IfG event. Elections 2026: How could votes in England, Scotland and Wales reshape British politics? Tuesday 13 January, 13:45 - 14:45 Kezia Dugdale, former Leader of the Scottish Labour Party and Associate Director of the Centre for Public Policy Guto Harri, Broadcaster and former No.10 Director of Communications Akash Paun, Programme Director (Devolution) at the Institute for Government Luke Tryl, Director of More in Common This session will be chaired by Dr Catherine Haddon, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government.
Elections 2026: How could votes in England, Scotland and Wales reshape British politics?
Join us at Government 2026 on Tuesday 13 January when we will discuss with @kezdugdale.bsky.social, Guto Harri, @akashpaun.bsky.social @luketryl.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
On the psychology of Leadership and Trump economics.....
Sponsoring immigrant care workers in Scotland: Politics vs. policy. Professor Sergi Pardos-Prado. Photo of two hands holding, and a bio photo of Sergi Pardos Prado. University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy
NEW insights from @sergipardos.bsky.social
Sponsoring immigrant care workers in Scotland: Politics vs. policy📝
Prof Sergi Pardos-Prado shares his perspective on the recent announcement from the Scottish Government on migrant social care workers.
Read:
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
A photo of the crowd at SCVO The Gathering
A photo of Kezia Dugdale and Nicola McEwen talking at The Gathering
Next up in our #CPPUnwrapped is our event at the 2025 #SCVOGathering 🗣️🌟
The Centre's @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and @kezdugdale.bsky.social talked about the money behind Scotland's public policy landscape, with 260 voluntary sector colleagues.
Find out more: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Labour are down seven points on the constituency vote and four points on the list vote, with declines in net satisfaction with both Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar.
Listen to our Associate Director @kezdugdale.bsky.social on the latest episode of the #BBCScotcast podcast! 🎧🌟
Tune in to the discussion, from the #UKBudget to trust in politics and more ⬇️
Some thoughts and reflections from me www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Welfare spending is currently 1.2% of GDP *lower* than in 2012-13.
Abolition of two-child cap is best viewed as a correction than an increase.
Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
Why does Legal Aid matter, is it there for you when you need it and what will it take to make it better? All covered in this stellar podcast 🎙️👇
