Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog sets out what’s on the agenda at COP27 in Egypt, considers how the world has changed in the last 12 months and what action is needed now to achieve climate targets.
COP26 – what happened next?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog recaps on COP26 in Glasgow last year and considers some of the important developments affecting climate change negotiations since then.
Road to recovery: impact of the pandemic on the Scottish labour market
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe COVID-19 Recovery Committee is currently looking at the impact of the pandemic on the labour market in Scotland. This blog is designed to support
Scotland’s Ban on Single-Use Plastics: a case study of the impact of the UK Internal Market Act
Reading Time: 6 minutesOn 1 June 2022, a ban on certain single-use plastic products in Scotland came into force. However, initially, the ban was not fully effective. This
Turning the lens inwards – the Citizen Participation and Petitions Committee’s Public Participation Inquiry
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe first of three blogs exploring the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee’s inquiry into public participation, with an overview of the evidence heard so far.
Fireworks
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog gives an update on new fireworks legislation, the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill (Scotland) Act 2022.
The UK Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill – overview and Part 1
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explains the significance of Part 1 of the UK Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill and considers how it may affect Scotland.
Displaced Ukrainians in Scotland – seven months on
Reading Time: 8 minutesA look at the Scottish Government’s involvement in the Homes for Ukraine Scheme six months after it was established.
Assisted dying
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere have been various attempts over the last two decades to change the law to permit assisted dying in Scotland, and other parts of the UK. This blog will consider previous legislative attempts in Scotland and explore some of the issues that have made it difficult to legislate in this area in the past
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Which neighbourhoods have the most cases?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog looks at COVID-19 cases in Scotland by neighbourhood, based on data from Public Health Scotland.