The latest figures for drug-related deaths in Scotland were released this month and they don’t make for good reading. According to statistics released by National
International Bog Day 2018: Where are we with the restoration of Scotland’s Bogs?
Sunday the 22nd of July is International Bog Day, which of course couldn’t go unmarked without a SPICe ‘Bog Blog’. In the run up to
What do the new figures for income tax revenue tell us?
Last week HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published important data in a technical note to its Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18: income tax revenue outturn
Civil Partnerships in Scotland
The UK Supreme Court recently ruled in the Steinfeld and Keiden case, that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 Act), which allows civil partnerships for
The future for fish – issues in the UK White Paper
The long awaited UK Government Fisheries White Paper Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations was published last week. This blog highlights some of the issues in
A new approach to women offenders in Scotland
Where were we? Scotland has come a long way in its approach to women offenders in recent years. For example, until the mid 2000s, women