Author: SPICe
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UK Spring statement 2025 – a world “changing before our eyes”
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This blog provides initial analysis of today’s UK Spring statement.
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UPDATE – Disability benefit reforms: implications for the Scottish Budget
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New blog from SPICe looks at what today’s spring statement means for the Scottish social security budget.
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Sport and Physical Activity Participation and Policy in Scotland: What, How, and Why?
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Scotland’s concern with physical activity (PA) has been apparent ever since the establishment of the devolved Government in 1999, when the white paper, “Towards a…
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Community Link Workers in Scotland
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This blog explores the role of community link workers in Scotland. It begins by outlining what community link workers are, how many are currently working…
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Labour market update: March 2025
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Sources: UK Labour Market: March 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: March 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the…
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Disability Benefit Reform – implications for Scotland
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The UK Government has set our reforms to health and disability benefits. Disability benefits are devolved to the Scottish Government – so how will the…
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Delivering a model for parliamentary scrutiny of climate change: a Climate Change People’s Panel
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In January 2024, the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee established a People’s Panel to support its post-legislative scrutiny of section 91 of the Climate…
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The European Commission Work Programme 2025 – what it says and why it matters to Scotland?
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This blog sets out the key policy and legislative priorities identified by the European Commission in its 2025 Work Programme. It then sets out why…
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Access to diabetes technology in Scotland
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This blog examines access to diabetes technology in Scotland. It summarises what diabetes is and its prevalence in Scotland, before outlining the different types of…
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The second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries: Updated proposals for constituencies and regions
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A summary of the latest proposed changes to Scottish Parliament constituency and region boundaries.
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The Thistle: Glasgow’s New Safer Drug Consumption Facility
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On 13th January 2025, Glasgow opened the United Kingdom’s first Safer Drug Consumption Facility, The Thistle. This blog post outlines key information about Safer Drug…
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Climate change and Scottish Parliament committees: Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee – climate change litigation and the operation of the civil justice system
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This blog illustrates the links between the remit of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee and climate change (focusing on climate change litigation…