Author: SPICe
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Energy price crisis – current policy and outlook for 2023
Reading time: 6 minutes
Introduction Energy prices have been particularly volatile over the last 18 months. The policy response from the UK and Scottish Governments, which attempts to alleviate…
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Guest blog: Supporting creative enterprises – exploring the impact of finance 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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Recommending a more participatory future – the Citizen Participation and Petitions Committee’s Public Participation Inquiry
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This blog looks at some of the recommendations made by the recent Citizens Panel on Public Participation, and examples which might give an idea of…
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The three golden rules? Mainstreaming transparency, participation and accountability in the Scottish Budget
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This blog expands on SPICe’s 2023-24 Budget Briefing, explaining in more detail what human rights budgeting means in practice, what stakeholders have asked for from…
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Protecting EU citizens’ rights in the UK
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Towards the end of December 2022, a court judgement was issued against the UK Government over its approach to the residence and working rights of…
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What’s happening with common frameworks? Views from the House of Lords and Scottish Parliament
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Over almost two years, the House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee has been conducting an inquiry into common frameworks. The Committee published its first…
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FAQs: Avian Influenza
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This blog sets out information on frequently asked questions on avian flu.
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Court ruling on the revised guidance of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018
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A look at Court of Session ruling on Judicial Review of the revised statutory guidance produced by the Scottish Ministers under section 7 of the…
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Scottish Budget 2023-24: Pulling the income tax lever
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An initial analysis of the 2023-24 Scottish Budget
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Patterns of gambling harm: Scottish Health Survey 2021
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A summary of the findings (and limitations) of the Scottish Health Survey 2021 relating to gambling harms.
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Guest blog: Does the Scottish Budget enable human rights?
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The way that governments raise, allocate and spend money affects how people can realise their human rights in practice. With new human rights legislation on…
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Guest Blog: Mapping alignment with EU Law
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This guest blog by Lisa Claire Whitten summarises her research for the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee mapping alignment with EU law since…