Reading Time: 5 minutesExploring the cause of health concerns in the ‘blue water’ schools
Category: People & Communities
A Citizens’ Assembly for Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at deliberative democracy and plans for a Citizens’ Assembly for Scotland.
Guest blog – Levelling the Playing Field: young women’s relationship with sport and physical activity
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Young Women Lead Committee share highlights from their report on young women’s relationship with sport and physical activity.
The Census Bill – what’s happened in the Parliament so far?
Reading Time: 5 minutesA look at the changes made to the Census Bill before the Stage 3 debate
Volunteers’ Week 2019 – how the third sector and volunteers contribute to the work of the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs this is Volunteers’ Week, this blog looks at the ways that the third sector, which includes voluntary organisations, has been involved in the work of the Scottish Parliament.
Net-zero and the climate emergency
Reading Time: 5 minutesHow did the net-zero report come about? In October 2018 the UK and devolved governments asked their independent expert advisers, the Committee on Climate Change
Scotland’s population: Growing more slowly and ageing
Reading Time: 4 minutesNational Records of Scotland (NRS) published their Mid-2018 Population Estimates for Scotland on 25 April. They showed that the total Scottish population had reached a
Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol: How will we know if it works?
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday marks the first anniversary of the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol. The policy had a stormy journey through Parliament and questions are
Until death parts us – the Scottish Government’s attempts to reform inheritance law
Reading Time: 4 minutesCivil law (sometimes simply referred to as ‘not criminal law’) is recognised as the geekier end of the Scottish Government’s Justice portfolio. It doesn’t grab
Brexit and veterinary workforce pressures – a perfect storm?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf I was to ask you what image comes to mind when thinking about vets, you’d probably think of a time your dog decided it