Reading Time: 8 minutesThis guest blog from Dr Alistair Clark, Reader in Politics at Newcastle University considers the Elections Bill and its implications for Scottish voters.
COP26 – a view from the Blue Zone
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog by SPICe’s researcher on the ground in Glasgow gives a flavour of what is going on in and around the COP26 Blue Zone
Scrutinising the Scottish Government’s commitment to EU alignment
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog looks at the commitments made by the Scottish Government in making decisions about EU alignment and its first draft reports on the operation of the Continuity Act.
COP26 – Hub for SPICe material
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blogpost provides a central hub for all SPICe related to COP26.
COP26: A brief history of climate COP
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog provides a timeline history of key outcomes from previous Climate COPs.
Gas prices and fuel poverty
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe price of gas has increased significantly in 2021, having a major impact on the UK’s energy market and consumers. Our latest blog sets out the reasons for the increase in price, the impact on the market, and the powers that the Scottish Parliament has to alleviate this.
UK Budget and Spending Review 2021 – key points and implications for Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises some key points from the UK Budget and Spending Review and sets out some of the implications for Scotland.
Trends in Scottish exports: 2010 to 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe latest Exports Statistics Scotland (ESS) publication from the Scottish Government was published on the 21 October 2021. This blog takes a looks at these
COP26 – What’s on the Agenda?
Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction COP26 is a global United Nations summit about climate change and how countries are planning to tackle and adapt to it. The United Nations
Guest Blog: Glasgow and COP26 – Code Red in the Dear Green Place
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is guest written by Alison Johnstone MSP, Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. It was written for an article for ‘The Geographer’, a quarterly magazine of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.