Author: SPICe
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Explainer: How will the Scottish Parliament nominate and select a new First Minister?
Reading time: 3 minutes
This short blog explains the parliamentary process for nominating and selecting a new First Minister when a First Minister resigns.
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Wood burning stoves FAQs: updated November 2024
Reading time: 7 minutes
As the cost crisis continues and energy bills remain a concern, SPICe has received an increasing number of enquiries and visits to our blog from…
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Long COVID: where are we now?
Reading time: 5 minutes
SPICe first published a blog on long COVID, Long COVID in June 2021. Since then, the numbers of people in Scotland reporting having long COVID…
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Scotland’s rent freeze and evictions pause – what is the Scottish Government planning next?
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog looks at the Scottish Government’s plans for the rent freeze and evictions pause in Scotland
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Why is Scotland spending an additional £1 billion on social security?
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In 2023-24 the amount paid out in devolved social security benefits is forecast to increase by around £1 billion – from £4.2 billion in 2022-23…
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New UK trade agreements – an introduction
Reading time: 7 minutes
Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK Government has the power to seek to negotiate and conclude its own trade deals. This blog…
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Levelling Up: the view from Scotland
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The successful bids for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund were announced by the UK government on 19 January. This blog looks at the…
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So, what’s this about a “climate lockdown”?
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This post considers whether claims that national and local government are pursuing policies that constitute a “climate lockdown” are supported by available evidence.
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Budget Bingo – common themes in Committees’ pre-budget scrutiny
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This blog continues our exploration of human rights budgeting by looking at the committee scrutiny process and how that has changed over the years, then…
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The Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill – what’s happened so far?
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog discusses what has happened so far during the passage of the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill.
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Explainer: Scotland Act 1998 Section 35
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This blog gives a brief overview of Section 35 of the Scotland Act.
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Review of Scottish Parliament constituencies
Reading time: 5 minutes
The blog considers the Boundaries Scotland review of Scottish Parliament constituencies.