Reading Time: 4 minutesSPICe has launched a Twitter account – @SPICe_Research – follow us to stay up to date with all our blogs, briefings and other work. With
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SPICe FAQ – Can the Scottish Parliament ban palm oil?
Reading Time: 4 minutesOver the past year, SPICe has received enquiries from Members on behalf of constituents concerned over the environmental impact of palm oil, including “what can
Trends in Scottish exports – what, where and how much?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe latest export statistics for Scotland were published yesterday, 30 January 2019. This blog examines these figures in relation to the Scottish Government’s exports target,
Brexit – Seeking amendments to the backstop
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 15 January 2019, the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly to reject the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration in the so-called meaningful vote (discussed in
Brexit – after the meaningful vote
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 15 January 2019, the long awaited “meaningful vote” on the proposed Withdrawal Agreement managing the UK’s departure from the EU and the Political Declaration
How are fishing quotas set? Stage 3: The EU December Council
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog is the third in a series of posts setting out the process for determining quotas for fish stocks. The main stages are set
Prisoner voting – the Scottish Government consults on options for change
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 14 December 2018, the Scottish Government published a consultation with options for giving prisoners the right to vote in local government and Scottish Parliament
Brexit: European Court of Justice ruling on the Article 50 process
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Wightman case was brought by a cross-party group of Scottish politicians, backed by the Good Law Project. The petitioners wished to get legal certainty
How are fishing quotas set? Stage 2: coastal State negotiations
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog is the second in a series of posts setting out the process for determining quotas for fish stocks. The three stages are set
The Brexit process – the beginning of the end?
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter around eighteen months of negotiations, on 25 November 2018, a special meeting of the European Council endorsed the Agreement on the withdrawal of the