Policy & research blog

Scotland is “mopping up the mess” of UK welfare policy, this was the key assertion from Aileen Campbell MSP, the Cabinet Secretary... Read more

I’m no Carol Vorderman, but the numbers don’t look good for Theresa May pushing her Brexit deal through the House of Commons. A... Read more

The number of new charities set up in 2017 was higher than ever, but financially it’s a mixed picture of winners and losers. Growth... Read more

Poverty is a political choice, this was the key message from the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip... Read more

How are you feeling about 2019? Once again we’re giving third sector colleagues and organisations the chance to tell us what you... Read more

In the last fortnight alone, Glasgow has seen its fair share of collective action from workers. From the equal pay marchers and... Read more

Red box in hand, the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, posed outside 11 Downing Street in front of journalists who had been informed only a... Read more

Charities and philanthropy are at the heart of our business. Each year Gillespie Macandrew donates 1% of their pre-tax profits to... Read more

It’s Pro Bono Week! – a global celebration of professional services for the public good #PBW18 And it’s also a cause for celebration... Read more

I couldn’t have been the only one who found it a little toe-curling to see SNP conference emblazoned with (SNP-branded) Obama-era... Read more