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Sport and Physical Activity: What is preventing participation?
Reading time: 5 minutes
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee recently took evidence on the participation of children and young people in Sport and Physical Activity (PA). As…
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Climate change and the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee – Arts and Culture
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This blog is one of a series that illustrate how climate change relates to policy areas covered by each subject committee. In Scotland all public…
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Understanding the Increase in Scotland’s Arts and Culture Budgets
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A look at the Scottish Government’s increased funding for arts and culture.
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The 2023-24 Programme for Government – three missions: “equality, opportunity and community”
Reading time: 24 minutes
This blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
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Licensing of short-term lets
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A brief description of key elements of the recently introduced licensing system for short-term lets.
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Trends in Funding for Culture
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A look at public funding of culture over the past decade.
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A new operating licence for the BBC
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This blog explains Ofcom’s role in the scrutiny of the BBC, the key points of the new operating licence, and how this may relate to…
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Supporting creative enterprises – exploring the impact of infrastructure and place-based initiatives
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This guest blog summarises the findings of the second phase of research undertaken by Dr Stephen Knox as part of the Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship…
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Guest blog: Supporting creative enterprises – exploring the impact of finance initiatives
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This guest blog summarises the findings of the second phase of research undertaken by Dr Stephen Knox as part of the Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship…
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Guest blog: Supporting creative enterprises – exploring the impact of training and advice programmes
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This guest blog summarises the findings of the first phase of research undertaken by Dr Stephen Knox as part of the Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship…
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The joint Scottish-Irish review – an unprecedented step?
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On 4 November 2019, the Scottish and Irish Governments announced “a joint bilateral review to look at how the countries can work together over the…
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