Reading Time: 4 minutesEU free movement law gives EU citizens the right to live, work and study in other Member States. One of the big Brexit questions is
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In the balance – 20 years of debt policy at the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs part of the programme to mark 20 years since the creation of the Scottish Parliament, SPICe will publish twenty “20 year” blog posts on
Brexit – after the meaningful vote
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 15 January 2019, the long awaited “meaningful vote” on the proposed Withdrawal Agreement managing the UK’s departure from the EU and the Political Declaration
How are fishing quotas set? Stage 3: The EU December Council
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog is the third in a series of posts setting out the process for determining quotas for fish stocks. The main stages are set
Guest blog – The Role of Precision Agriculture in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee concluded taking evidence as part of its consideration of the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) in
Twenty SPICe Spotlight blogs for 20 years of the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn 4 January 2019, the Parliament announced a year-long programme to mark 20 years since the creation of the Scottish Parliament. The programme will include
Prisoner voting – the Scottish Government consults on options for change
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 14 December 2018, the Scottish Government published a consultation with options for giving prisoners the right to vote in local government and Scottish Parliament
Scottish Youth Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs the Year of Young People draws to a close, this blog explores the role and work of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and highlights
Estimating the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges
Reading Time: 3 minutesSPICe last year estimated the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges relative to the rest of the UK. This was £36.3 million and
Brexit: European Court of Justice ruling on the Article 50 process
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Wightman case was brought by a cross-party group of Scottish politicians, backed by the Good Law Project. The petitioners wished to get legal certainty