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📢 ICYMI: last week, we published @silviab.bsky.social's research blog on gender differences in young people's political interest expressions. Read it below! 👇

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Read our latest research blog by Dr Rachel Moreland on the concept of smart trust to find out how Scotland can harness its soft power to strengthen its democracy 👇

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🍂 Big things coming this autumn 👀

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Yesterday, @eddiebarnes.bsky.social and Dr Elli Loose spoke to young people about whether or not they were voting and why ahead of the Hamilton by-election 🗳️

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💡'The better politics young people want'

Our Director @eddiebarnes.bsky.social reflects this morning on some of the core findings from our #UKYouthPoll2025 about what young people want from our political culture.

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Our #UKYouthPoll2025 launch is getting closer – here's a little update from our Director, @eddiebarnes.bsky.social, of where we’re at.

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Interested in our Parliamentary Internship Programme?

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‘Politics is for you – yes, you!’ 💡

Our current intern Niamh Geddes shares her journey into politics and why public life needs people from all backgrounds.

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Ever wondered what an internship with an MSP is like?

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Fascinating discussion at @JohnSmithCentre looking at 10 years since the independence referendum. Plenty to think on as we think of the future.

Congratulations to the excellent Catherine Smith KC, for whom I once spoke at @JUSTICEhq Scotland and once at @JohnSmithCentre, on her appointment as a Law Officer and peer. I look forward to our debates. <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/n..." class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.gov.uk/government/n...

Interested to hear other views @ConUnit_UCL @instituteforgov @JohnSmithCentre @BaronessRos @LordKirkhope @LadyBasildon

Virtual parliament: https://dir.lat/MlchkK ⁦@kezdugdale⁩’s points for ⁦@JohnSmithCentre⁩ ring particularly true for the unremunerated ⁦@UKHouseofLords⁩ with its low-key revising function,...