Reading Time: 11 minutesThis two-part blog series explores the Scottish Government’s approach to decision-making and the use of evidence in fisheries management.
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The Clyde cod controversy: a case study of evidence-based fisheries management. Part 1.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis two-part blog series explores the Scottish Government’s approach to decision-making and the use of evidence in fisheries management.
The Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship Scheme – what’s it all about?Â
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog gives an overview of the Scottish Parliament’s Academic Fellowship Scheme.
Scotland’s Housing Emergency
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog provides an overview of why a housing emergency has been declared in Scotland.
UK General Election 2024 – Constituencies and CandidatesÂ
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog, the third in our UK General Election series, covers the recent changes to the UK Parliament constituency boundaries and sets out how Members of Parliament (MPs) are returned from those constituencies to seats in the UK Parliament House of Commons.Â
What does the end of the Bute House agreement mean?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog considers the Bute House agreement, the circumstances which led to it being ended and what this may mean for government in Scotland.
The European Commission’s proposal for an EU-UK youth mobility agreement
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 18 April 2024, the European Commission published a recommendation that EU member state governments agree to open negotiations with the UK Government for an
Additional Costs of Disability
Reading Time: 4 minutesDisabled people face additional costs compared to non-disabled people. These costs are many and varied, and depend on individual circumstances, such as type of disability,
Social Security Scotland Benefits
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuick overview of Social Security Scotland benefit rates for 2024/25.
Tackling the cost of living – Scottish Government Policy
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Scottish Government has highlighted around £3 billion of spending per year on policies that help tackle the cost of living. This blog looks at those policies and how spending on them has changed over three years. It also looks at how people’s views of their own household finances have changed over the last two years.