Reading Time: 6 minutesBlog summarising some of the major talking points from the COP28 climate negotiations and how they relate to the Scottish context.
Month: December 2023
Scottish Budget 2024-25: in the bleak midwinter
Reading Time: 11 minutesThis blog summarises today’s Scottish budget outlining Scottish Government plans for tax and spending next year.
Update blog on the Scottish Parliament Proxy Voting Scheme
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments (SPPA) Committee is due to hold a debate in the Chamber on 20 December 2023. The Committee is proposing
What retained EU law will be revoked by the end of 2023 – December update
Reading Time: 5 minutesBackground The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act (‘the Act’) received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. Previous SPICe blogs explain what retained EU
Land Reform Consultation – What are the key stakeholders saying?
Reading Time: 10 minutesIntroduction This is the third in a series of land reform blogs. Having previously considered the route to current proposals, and what is being proposed,
What do the Scottish Government’s proposals for land reform look like?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is the second in a series of land reform blogs. It sets out current Scottish Government proposals for land reform. The most significant of
Routes to further land reform – the origins of current Scottish Government proposals
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction In July 2022 the Scottish Government published Land Reform in a Net Zero Nation, a consultation on measures to “address the impact of scale
What to look out for in next week’s Scottish budget
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog previews the upcoming Scottish budget, and some of the key areas to look out for.
Court of Session decision on the use of section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 in relation to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog considers the decision of the Outer House of the Court of Session on the use of section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 in relation to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
How can we track the impact of public policy on emissions in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction It is well known that the Scottish, UK and other governments have set targets for reducing emissions and reaching net zero, by 2045 in