Scotland’s Future: A Job Guarantee for Scotland?
11 December, 2023
United College, School 2
University of St Andrews
6pm - 8pm
With the rise of AI and casualised work, and the drive to transition away from polluting industries, the ability people have to keep themselves employed has never been less secure. Should Scotland respond by instituting a job guarantee? This event brings together a set of internationally renowned academics as well as some of the brightest thinkers from Scottish politics and advocacy to debate the merits of such a move.
The event is part of St Andrews’ Scotland’s Future Series
Panelists:
Marion Ellison (Social Policy, Queen Margaret University)
Daniel Johnson (MSP and Scottish Labour Spokesperson on Fair Work)
Virginia Mantouvalou (Law, University College London)
William Thomson (Founder, Scotonomics)
Philippe van Parijs (Economics and Social Ethics, University of Louvain)
To attend in person:
The event is free, but spaces are limited, so please register for an online ticket:
To view the online livestream:
Scotonomics will run an online livestream of the event. Please use their form to send in your details, and you’ll be sent the link on Friday, 8th of December, 2023: