Reading Time: 3 minutes SPICe frequently receives enquiries about who regulates nuisance calls and how to reduce them. Nuisance calls are unwanted phone calls that attempt to promote a
How are fishing quotas set? Stage 2: coastal State negotiations
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog is the second in a series of three posts setting out the process for determining quotas for fish stocks. The three stages are
Scotland’s business base and entrepreneurship
Reading Time: 4 minutes Entrepreneurship at its most basic definition is the process of designing, launching and running a new business. One of the key policy actions of business
Contingency Planning for Health and Social care in the event of a ‘No-deal’ Brexit
Reading Time: 3 minutes On 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance
‘No-deal’ EU exit preparations – The regulation of medicines, clinical trials and medical devices
Reading Time: 4 minutes On 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance
Scottish Wildcats
Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog takes a brief look at what is happening in the world of wildcat conservation, and at the re-introduction of other species with widespread