Reading Time: 5 minutesA look at the changes made to the Census Bill before the Stage 3 debate
Category: People & Communities
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
Ending child poverty: the challenge ahead
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe latest picture on child poverty The Scottish Government’s latest poverty statistics show that – on the most commonly used measure of poverty – child
Scale and concentration of land ownership – the elephant in the room?
Reading Time: 4 minutesBackground The scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland has been passionately discussed for more than 40 years, indeed it has been central to
Scottish Youth Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs the Year of Young People draws to a close, this blog explores the role and work of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and highlights