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Following the Chancellor’s Spring Statement this week, the Centre for Public Policy’s Dr Thomas Rochow examines how proposed cuts to health-related benefits might acutely impact young people, writing that more should be done to recognise that it is increasingly difficult for young people to enter meaningful employment.

Prof Jim Phillips shares his reflections following an event in the Scottish Parliament which marked the 40th anniversary of the end of the 1984-85 miners’ strike against pit closures and job losses in Britain. 

Research exploring how Europe and the United States handle refugee crises and the impact of their responses on migration governance will be undertaken by the University of Glasgow and Tufts University, USA. 

The decision by the new US administration to shut down its development agency sent shockwaves around the world. Professor Bernhard Reinsberg, Dr Cecilia Corsini, and Dr Giuseppe Zaccaria write about the 'dire' consequences of the cuts, not only for beneficiary countries and global development, but also for the rule of law and democracy in the US.

Professor Bernhard Reinsberg, Dr Cecilia Corsini, and Dr Giuseppe Zaccaria explore how the aid sector should respond, sharing their research insights into public perceptions of foreign aid, and the need for a change in approach to aid built on trust and equal partnership.