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
Category: People & Communities
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
SPICe FAQ – nuisance phone calls
Reading Time: 3 minutesSPICe frequently receives enquiries about who regulates nuisance calls and how to reduce them. Nuisance calls are unwanted phone calls that attempt to promote a
Short term lets: time for regulation?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The growth in short term lets, facilitated by peer to peer online platforms, such as Airbnb, has sparked debate about whether short term lets should
Guest blog – Brexit and attracting and retaining migrants in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesDr 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
Scotland’s new devolved employment support service
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland’s new devolved employment service, Fair Start Scotland (FSS), was launched in April. It is too early to say whether it’s been successful or not;
“Why I want to be adopted at the age of 28” – a petition before the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn his petition being considered this week by the Public Petitions Committee, Nathan Sparling (aged 28), asks for reform of Scots law to allow adults
“It’s the end of the line but no one’s to blame” – ‘no fault divorce’ in the UK
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is a sign of times that when the media is talking about divorce these days, it is often referring to the UK’s imminent departure
Guest blog – A Scottish Publicly Owned Energy Company?
Reading Time: 4 minutesRagne Low from the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde presents a scoping note, commissioned by the Parliament’s Economy, Jobs and Fair