21 April: What can devolved governments do to address the cost of living crisis?
Published: 31 March 2026
Join the Centre for Public Policy and Campaign for Social Science on 21 April 2026 for an Election 2026 webinar, focused on the cost of living crisis.
Key information
What can devolved governments do to address the cost of living crisis?
Tuesday 21 April 2026
1pm - 2pm
Online
About this webinar
Join the Centre for Public Policy and Campaign for Social Science for an Election 2026 webinar, focused on the cost of living crisis.
What can devolved governments do to address the cost of living crisis?
Surveys have consistently identified the cost of living as the most important issue among voters ahead of the elections for the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd. But what can the devolved governments do, within their spheres of constitutional powers, to reduce the costs of living? Do they have sufficient powers? Are the party manifestoes offering solutions? Given that cost of living is a policy challenge that spans devolved and reserved competence, can the devolved governments and UK government collaborate more effectively?
Panel
- Professor Kezia Dugdale FAcSS: Associate Director, Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow (chair)
- Professor Nicola McEwen FAcSS: Director, Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow
- Dr Hefin Gwilym: Lecturer in Social Policy, Bangor University
Join the Centre for Public Policy and the Campaign for Social Science for this timely webinar. This is part of a wider webinar programme being hosted by the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow during the election campaign for the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd.
Sign up and a link to the webinar will be shared in the run up to the event.
First published: 31 March 2026
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Webinar: What can devolved governments do to address the cost of living crisis?
Tuesday 21 April 2026
1pm - 2pm
Online