Author: SPICe
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The coronation of King Charles III
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The coronation of King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. This blog gives an overview of what will…
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First Annual report from the Office for the Internal Market
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This blog gives an overview of the key themes from the Office for the Internal Market’s first reports.
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A shopping list for Scottish Parliament citizens’ assemblies? – the Citizen Participation and Petitions Committee’s Public Participation Inquiry
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This blog gives an update on the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee’s inquiry into Public Participation, including an overview of lessons learned from the…
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The new Scottish Government
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This blog provides a recap of the week’s events so far and looks at the changes in the Scottish Government.
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Import of EU goods to Scotland – what checks are happening?
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This blog sets out what checks will be needed on goods coming from the EU and why those checks aren’t already happening. It then sets…
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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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From single-use plastics to the deposit return scheme: How are Common Frameworks and UK Internal Market Act exclusion processes operating?
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Common frameworks are intergovernmental agreements that set out how the governments of the UK nations will work together to manage regulatory divergence in policy areas…
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The Scottish Government’s Supersponsor Scheme – one year on
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Note: This blog was originally published on 20 March 2023 and updated on 24 March 2023 to include new Scottish Government figures on the number…
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Scottish Social Security: Application Processing Times
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Scottish disability benefits are taking a long time to process, and the huge increase in applications for Scottish Child Payment in November, as a result…
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Fiscal sustainability: long term thinking required!
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This blog summarises the SFC’s fiscal sustainability report and its implications for the pubic policy debate in Scotland.
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Explainer: Timings for selection and appointment of a new First Minister
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This blog looks at the timings around the nomination, selection and appointment of a new First Minister, and what happens after the Parliament has selected…
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From tiny acorns, mighty net zero economies grow? Carbon capture and storage in Scotland
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This blog explores the background to carbon capture, utilisation and storage, the proposals for the development of a Scottish Cluster, and what progress has been…