Reading Time: 7 minutes This second of a series of SPICe blogs on the UK Government’s internal market white paper examines some of the proposals comparing them to the principles and structures which previously supported the functioning of the UK’s internal market as a result of EU membership.
Tag: Constitution
The UK internal market: what is it, do we have one and do we need one?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Following the publication of the UK Government’s ‘UK Internal Market’ White Paper, this blog looks at what an internal market is, the value of Scottish exports to the rest of the UK and the implications of the UK Government’s proposals.
Common frameworks: Progress report
Reading Time: 4 minutes A look at the UK Government’s seventh statutory report on the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and Common Frameworks.
How can the devolved administrations influence the future relationship negotiations?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The future relationship negotiations between the UK government and the EU begin in Brussels on 3 March 2020. This blog examines how the devolved administrations can influence the negotiations.
Scotland’s constitutional future: a week of debate
Reading Time: 4 minutes A round-up of recent events around Scotland’s constitutional future.
The scrutiny challenge posed by common frameworks
Reading Time: 6 minutes This guest blog explores some of the challenges which common frameworks pose for Parliamentary scrutiny.
Is Brexit eroding the Sewel convention?
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this guest blog Professor Nicola McEwen considers the impact of the Brexit process on the authority of the Scottish Parliament.
SPICe Post-Brexit Hub
Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog explains what SPICe’s new post-Brexit hub is and why it’s necessary.
Now that the votes are counted…
Reading Time: 6 minutes A blog looking at the results of the UK general election held on 12 December 2019 and its implications for Scotland.
What’s the framework? The Referendums (Scotland) Bill before stage 3
Reading Time: 7 minutes A look at how the Referendums (Scotland) Bill has changed since its introduction in Parliament.