Stephen Boyd

Director IPPR Scotland.

Views my own.

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

With the Holyrood election less than a week away,
@stephenboydecon writes for @prospect_uk on how Scotland's parties have failed to confront the scale of the challenge that awaits them in the next parliament.

Read here ⬇️

https://t.co/ViSvSaJPnb

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

Can the next Scottish government revive the economy? Have the parties risen to the challenge? 📈

@stephenboydecon was on the #UofGSpotlight podcast hosted by @ProfGraemeRoy with other experts Prof Sara Carter and David Waite.

Tune in ⤵️ https://t.co/3vquWp9k7G

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

With the 2026 Holyrood election campaign started, the public deserve an honest conversation about governing Scotland. Party manifestos will be soon be released - which begs the question: What makes a good Holyrood election manifesto in 2026?

https://t.co/CUx8SyNApu

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

Our latest report warns further public sector job cuts could hollow out essential services just as demand rises.

Public services need more investment not less.

📣@CaseySmithIPPR outlines how choices made now will shape Scotland’s public services for years.

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

⚠️ Scotland could be sleepwalking into austerity ⚠️

🔴Our new analysis warns looming public sector job cuts could hollow out essential services just as demand rises.

📢The choices made now will shape Scotland’s public services for years.

Read here ⤵️
https://t.co/cAjD9DhGK2

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

With Scotland going into a major election, parties pledging to tackle child poverty must be clear that the issue is a structural feature of an unequal society.

We respond to today's child poverty stats⤵️
https://t.co/UrNMved6SK

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

📢It's launch day!🚀

💷Social spending ≠ economic damage.

💪Plenty of countries prove you can have strong social security and strong economies.

Read our new report, More than a Safety Net ⤵️
@stephenboydecon @davehawkey_ @CaseySmithIPPR
https://t.co/iPb1aYvXl1

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

For months, we have been digging into a big myth — that strong social protection holds back economic growth.🔍

Spoiler: it doesn’t.💪

We launch our findings tomorrow in our report 'More than a Safety Net'. Stay tuned.🚀

For now, hear it from @stephenboydecon ⤵️

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

💷Why do the costs of health, education & care services seem to rise relentlessly?

In our latest blog we turn to William Baumol to explain why it pays to be cautious about rapid productivity growth/lower costs in people driven services🖊️ @stephenboydecon
https://t.co/by54w9w1jq

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

Yet again, short-term politically driven tax changes with minimal real impact are prioritised over the development of a serious, long-term strategy to achieve the revenues necessary to deliver on the FM’s priorities. Our full response on the Budget here👇https://t.co/sqOWitdSaL

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

Read @stephenboydecon's full response to the UK Budget ⤵️

https://t.co/GOww7BUd8R

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

The UK government's decision to remove the two-child limit is a welcome one; it will lift around 20,000 children in Scotland out of poverty.

🖊️@stephenboydecon responds to the Budget ⤵️

[Harry Quilter-Pinner @harry_qp]

The Chancellor has just implemented both parts of our plan - set out with former PM, Gordon Brown - to reduce child poverty. A tax on gambling to scrap the two child limit. Very proud of our work @IPPR

[Andrew Learmonth @andrewlearmonth]

🚨 NEW: Reform UK is on course to return 22 MSPs at next year’s Holyrood election — making Nigel Farage’s party the second largest in the Scottish Parliament, a new Survation poll suggests.
https://t.co/BcfICeJ3Fw

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

🚸Too many children are missing out on the child maintenance support they deserve.
It’s time for change!
We @IPPRScotland alongside @opfs, @fifegingerbread @IPPRScotland are calling for a fairer, safer system.
📄 https://t.co/bA9Ei1BCJb
#TransformingChildMaintenance

[Casey Smith @CaseySmithIPPR]

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

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

📢 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 ⤵️

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

🎉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

https://t.co/7wRLZpUVYG

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

The @scotgov 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.

@GOVUK must abolish the two-child limit as a starting point, but a far bolder action plan is needed.

[IPPR Scotland @IPPRScotland]

⚠️The CCC today published expert advice on how @scotgov can tackle the climate crisis.

📺 @DaveHawkey spoke to @LauraRPiper of @STVNews to elucidate further: "What we really need now is a policy package that can step up to deliver [the simple things recommended by the CCC]."