Reading Time: 5 minutes The latest picture on child poverty The Scottish Government’s latest poverty statistics show that – on the most commonly used measure of poverty – child
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International Women’s Day 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutes International Women’s day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March every year. The Scottish Parliament will be holding a debate focusing on IWD on Thursday 7
How can Scotland be a leader in human rights?
Reading Time: 4 minutes In November 2018, the Equalities and Human Rights Committee published their inquiry report Getting Rights Right: Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament. They called on
What would happen to citizens’ rights in a no deal Brexit?
Reading Time: 4 minutes EU free movement law gives EU citizens the right to live, work and study in other Member States. One of the big Brexit questions is
Prisoner voting – the Scottish Government consults on options for change
Reading Time: 4 minutes On 14 December 2018, the Scottish Government published a consultation with options for giving prisoners the right to vote in local government and Scottish Parliament
Guest blog – Brexit and attracting and retaining migrants in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dr Paulina Trevena has recently published the results of her SPICe and University of Glasgow research project, ‘Attracting and retaining migrants in post-Brexit Scotland: is