Author: SPICe
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Gambling harms: a public health challenge for Scotland
Reading time: 4 minutes
An introduction to gambling harms and public health in Scotland.
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Winter has come: what to look out for in this week’s Scottish budget
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog looks ahead to Thursday’s Scottish budget for 2023-24.
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Will the UK Government recognise Scottish Gender Recognition Certificates?
Reading time: 6 minutes
Considers whether the UK Government will recognise Scottish gender recognition, and what the process for that is
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The Scottish Parliament Proxy Voting Pilot
Reading time: 6 minutes
The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee are due to hold a debate in the Chamber on Proxy Voting on 6 December 2022.
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Dampness in Scottish social housing
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This blog looks at the issue of dampness in social housing in Scotland.
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The continuing challenge of scrutinising alignment with EU law
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This blog focuses on the importance of tracking EU law to inform scrutiny of alignment decisions, along with the Scottish Government’s latest draft annual report…
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Guest blog: What can we learn from the COVID-19 response in supporting migrant and minority ethnic populations?
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This guest blog summarises the findings from an expert review for the Scottish Government Coronavirus (COVID-19) Learning and Evaluation Oversight Group. The study was led…
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UK Supreme Court: Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues
Reading time: 9 minutes
A look at the judgment on the Supreme Court reference and its implications for the Scottish Government’s plans for a second independence referendum.
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What happened at COP27
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This blog summarises some of the key issues from this year’s COP in Egypt
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Climate finance: generating the funds needed to address climate change
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With COP27 about to end this blog sets out some of the key issues relating to how the actions needed in response to climate change…
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UK Autumn Budget 2022 – Winter is coming
Reading time: 7 minutes
This blog provides analysis of yesterday’s UK Autumn Statement and some of the implications for Scotland.
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How do you design a public (national care) service?
Reading time: 13 minutes
The concept of “co-design” has been prominent in Stage 1 scrutiny of the National Care Service. This blog discusses the co-design approach, using the NCS…