Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog answers some of the most frequently asked questions in relation to the upcoming changes to smoke and heat alarms in homes.
A feminist approach to foreign policy: what could it look like for Scotland?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Programme for Government 2021-22 included a commitment for a “feminist approach to foreign policy”. What could this mean for Scotland’s international affairs?
Land, space and place: NPF4 and land use
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog looks at the relationship between Scotland’s Fourth National Planning Framework and other strategic land uses.
Why are so many vaccinated people catching COVID-19? A guide to interpreting the stats
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog explains which statistics can tell us how effective COVID-19 vaccines are, and which statistics can’t.
Budget Bill Stage 1: an extra £120 million for local authorities
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog looks at the announcement of an additional £120 million for local authorities in the Stage 1 Budget Bill debate.
NPF4: Energy for electricity and heat
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction SPICe is producing a series of blogs on the Draft Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4), which provides a statutory strategy and framework for land use
The final countdown: Budget Bill debate moves to conclusion
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog summarises the upcoming Budget Bill stages.
NPF4: Mainstreaming Climate Change?
Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction Published during COP26, the Draft Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) provides a statutory strategy and framework for land use out to Scotland’s net zero
NPF4 and the nature emergency
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog discusses policies in the new draft Fourth National Planning Framework for biodiversity and nature recovery.
Draft National Planning Framework 4 – Hub for SPICe material
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA central hub for SPICe blogs and briefings on the draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).