IPPR Scotland report warns “Scotland risks sleepwalking into austerity” as public sector job cuts loom (opens in new tab)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Scotland risks sliding back into austerity if political leaders do not revisit the current public services reform strategy, a new IPPR Scotland report – More for Less? Employment, Productivity and Reform in Scottish Public Services - warns. The think tank’s analysis finds that the Scottish government’s existing policy framework for public service reform is “not fit for purpose”, with multiple strategies pulling in contradictory directions and failing to offer a coherent ...