We showcase what we’ve been up to so far this month, including:
🌾 the publication of Scotland’s Rural Voice – a new Scotland-wide survey of more than 3,000 people
💼 the latest wave of the Understanding Business survey
🎙️ Mark’s time on The National Newspaper’s podcast
We joined the launch event yesterday of @diffleypartners Scotland’s Rural Voice Survey. Commissioned by Salmon Scotland, @NFUtweets and @H_F_S , the survey finds that most Scots believe politicians do not understand countryside #rurallife.
Read more here:
https://t.co/40XIKD841P
#RuralScotland | #ScotGov | #ScottishPolitics | #RuralVoice | #RuralIssues | #RuralEconomy | #CommunityDevelopment | #Scotland2025 | #Aquaculture | #MadeinScotland | #ScottishSalmon | #HomesforScotland
We carried out this survey for @rcpsglasgow, to understand the views of the College’s UK Fellows and Members on the practicalities of assisted dying if there was a change in the law
You can read more - and download the full report - by following the link below:
Doctors and healthcare professionals say greater clarity would be required on eligibility criteria, capacity assessments and safeguarding if assisted dying was to be legalised.
Read the full survey report on our website:
https://t.co/J0IX9rMe3i
@MoMcEl
Find out how to:
▪️ book us for your 2026 speaking engagements
▪️ be part of the February 2026 wave of Understanding Scotland
▪️ access our deliberative research service
🍰 Our November newsletter is out!
Our Head of Research, Fiona, highlights our charitable baking efforts, recent trip to Milton Keynes, speaking engagements and more
Read - and subscribe for future issues - here: https://t.co/1LChA57lJC
📊A huge thanks to those who attended the latest in our Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker (USET) breakfast series with @davidhumeinst
We discussed the findings of the August 2025 report - the 16th wave of the USET ⤵️
https://t.co/4VBbDFrggq
Our Senior Research Manager, Scott Edgar, was joined by:
▪️Lesley Ann Gray, Numerator’s Strategic Insight Director for Scotland's Food and Drink Industry
▪️David Eiser, Director of Analysis, Research and Investigations at Consumer Scotland
🎤 Thanks to everyone who joined us for our annual breakfast event with Steve Richards!
We considered what Holyrood might look like after May 2026, attitudes to independence, the list of MSPs standing down next year and much more
🔍Our survey of funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) providers closes tomorrow!
It collects data on the costs of delivery and will help local authorities take local sustainable rate setting decisions based on accurate and up to date information
Find out more below ⤵️
Survey seeking views and information from funded early learning and childcare providers in the private, third and childminding sectors closes this Friday (18th).
The survey led by @diffleypartners will help with rates-setting by local authorities.
https://t.co/G60Fw1xeDu
📰 Our June newsletter is out - and this month's foreword is the first by our new Research Assistant, Will!
He discusses our recent polling, new public consultation project, volunteering efforts and more!
👀 Read - and subscribe - here: https://t.co/HK6grhAZOu
⚕️ Our survey for @BMAScotland found almost a third of Scots (29%) have accessed private health care for someone in their household in the past 2 years
Long NHS waiting lists prompted 64% to go private, while 9% had to borrow money to fund treatment
🔗: https://t.co/GcJg9DX6xP
📰 Coverage across the press today of Chair @DrIainKennedy's stark warning about the future of the NHS.
It's based on @diffleypartners research revealing the extent of people being forced to use the private sector in 🏴.
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This Friday 20 June = the deadline to fill in Scotland's Big Land Question!
Make sure you have your say on here=> https://t.co/jI6DXK3Vhk
Your voice can help change and shape the face of Scotland with Land Reform
A new survey is seeking views and information from funded early learning and childcare providers in the private, third and childminding sectors.
The survey led by @diffleypartners will help with rates-setting by local authorities.
🔍 We're inviting providers delivering funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) to take part in a key data collection survey
The below video explains more about what's involved and the importance of your views:
A new survey is seeking views and information from funded early learning and childcare providers in the private, third and childminding sectors.
The survey led by @diffleypartners will help with rates-setting by local authorities.
How can you get involved?
Read our stories on our website 👉 https://t.co/4Vc0lJOOac
Join the conversation using #DAW25
Make a donation and support our work. 💜
#DAW25#DementiaAwareness#EveryStep
💜 It's Dementia Awareness Week - and this year's theme highlights the importance of friendship at every stage
We're volunteering in the Ferry Road Morrisons store this Friday as part of their 'Forget Me Not' appeal - pop in to hear more about this brilliant cause if you can!
Receiving a dementia diagnosis is life-changing. Even if someone sensed something wasn’t quite right, hearing the words out loud can change everything. In moments like this, friendship becomes more important than ever.
This Dementia Awareness Week, we are celebrating the power of friendships and how they can be a powerful force in the life of a person with dementia - and how staying connected can bring comfort, joy and a sense of belonging to people living with dementia.💜👇