Preparing the statute book for leaving the European Union Both the UK and Scottish Governments have passed legislation ahead of the UK’s departure from the
Category: Parliament & Government
The New Climate Change Bill – A World Leading Ambition?
Last week (23rd May) the Scottish Government brought forward a Bill to keep Scotland at the “forefront of global ambition” on climate change. So, what
Economic impact assessment: smoke and mirrors?
Economic impact assessments generally show how organisations, events, sectors, or publically funded policies and projects have contributed to the economy at either a local, regional
Guest Blog – The National Performance Framework
As with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Jennifer Wallace, Head of Policy at the Carnegie UK Trust, and not those
SPICe FAQ – MP or MSP? Taking on constituent casework.
We are often asked whether both an MSP and an MP can get involved in the same case on behalf of a constituent. There aren’t
Electoral Reform
As the 2016 joint interim report on electoral law produced by the Law Commissions in the UK showed, the legislation governing elections is extremely complicated and