these three deciles. The ability to demonstrate the advantages of policy divergence within Scotland, relative to the other … Scotland differs from the rest of the UK over levels of entrenched poverty. The paper demonstrates that not only does Scotland … have greater entrenched poverty but that the changes in mobility since the 1990s have impacted on Scotland to a lesser …

worse than the rest of Europe. Deaths from chronic liver disease and lung cancer are particularly prevalent in Scotland. The … in Scotland are no worse than in England or Wales. Detailed analysis within Scotland, however, shows that social capital …