Author: SPICe
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UK Budget 2023: the Hunt for growth
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog summarises key measures from yesterday’s UK Budget and the implications for Scotland.
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Dachaighean falamh ann an Alba: firinnean, figearan agus poilesaidh
Reading time: 6 minutes
Tha am blog seo a’ coimhead air meud duilgheadas nan dachaighean falamh ann an Alba agus ceumannan poileasaidh gus dèiligeadh ris. Cia mheud dachaigh fhalamh…
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Empty homes in Scotland: facts, figures and policy
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This blog provides an overview of the scale of empty homes in Scotland and the policy measures to tackle them.
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Budget transparency: Data
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This blog takes a look at the data supplied by the Scottish Government to support the budget.
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The Community Empowerment Act 8 years on – what difference has it made?
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What impact has the 2015 Community Empowerment Act had on community planning partnerships (CPPs)? The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee hopes to…
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Green freeports in Scotland: opportunities and challenges as we transition to a net zero economy
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On 13 January 2023 the Scottish and UK governments announced that the Inverness and Cromarty Firth and Forth Green Freeports had been jointly selected to…
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Progress with a Scottish Deposit Return Scheme – where are we now?
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This blog summarises the Scottish DRS scheme, concerns raised recently about its implementation and how the Scottish Government has responded. At the time of writing…
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Seeking effective operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol: The Windsor Framework
Reading time: 9 minutes
This blog provides a brief overview of events leading up to the announcement of the new Windsor Framework, summarises key elements of the Framework and…
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Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land – What is it and how does it work?
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SPICe has recently received enquiries about the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI), its history, the process for registration, who it…
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The Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers – The Nordic Region: A force for peace
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This blog sets out the priorities of the Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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Social Security in Six Charts – update
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Scottish social security is growing fast. In December 2022, David Wallace, Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland said that: We are just past the midway…
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Transparency and the Scottish Budget
Reading time: 9 minutes
This blog summarises issues around the transparency of Scottish budgetary information.