Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at the Scottish Government’s response to the work of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland.
Category: Parliament & Government
Progress on common frameworks: UK Government’s twelfth report
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blogpost provides an update on common frameworks, following publication of the twelfth European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and Common Frameworks statutory report.
COP26: A fragile win – but for whom? Coal, fossil fuels; loss and damage
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog attempts to set out what the key agreements (and disagreements) have been and to summarise the battle of narratives on the outcome of the negotiations and the Glasgow Climate Pact.
Not a moment to lose – some COP26 emerging themes
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Scottish Parliament has been involved in several events during COP26 about the role of Parliaments in a climate emergency. This blog summarises some themes from these events.
The Scottish Parliament at COP26 – The role of Parliaments in tackling the Climate and Ecological emergencies
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises a Scottish Parliament event at COP26 which took place on Thursday 4 November exploring the role of Parliaments in tackling the Climate and Ecological emergencies
Nordic Cooperation, the Scottish Parliament and COP26
Reading Time: 5 minutesAhead of the joint Scottish Parliament and Nordic Council event at COP26 on Code Red for Parliaments, this blog examines how the Nordic countries cooperate, their priorities in relation to climate change and sustainability and the Scottish Parliament’s developing relationship with the Nordic Council.
The Elections Bill: putting Scottish voters’ interests first?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis guest blog from Dr Alistair Clark, Reader in Politics at Newcastle University considers the Elections Bill and its implications for Scottish voters.
Scrutinising the Scottish Government’s commitment to EU alignment
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog looks at the commitments made by the Scottish Government in making decisions about EU alignment and its first draft reports on the operation of the Continuity Act.
Guest Blog: Glasgow and COP26 – Code Red in the Dear Green Place
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is guest written by Alison Johnstone MSP, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. It was written for an article for ‘The Geographer’, a quarterly magazine of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
The UK Elections Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog considers the Elections Bill and its implications for voters and electoral administrators in Scotland.