Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog provides a summary of an Oireachtas Library and Research service briefing on how parliaments are working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tag: Parliament and Elections
Guest blog – How the Parliament building shapes the workings of the institution
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is the first in a series of blogs written by two of our Scottish Parliament Academic Fellows: Dr Sabina Siebert and Dr Kevin Orr.
Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill: What does the Bill look like ahead of stage 3?
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at how the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill changed at stage 2.
Scottish Parliament Statistics: more facts, more figures and new infographics
Reading Time: 4 minutes At the start of 2019 SPICe published the first companion blog to the annual Scottish Parliament Statistics publication, bringing parliamentary facts and figures to life
How Scotland voted: UK General Election 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutes The UK General Election 2019 saw the electoral map of Scotland redrawn to become more yellow, with the SNP winning 13 additional seats, as shown
A Scottish Green Deal and Indyref2? A summary of the new Programme for Government
Reading Time: 4 minutes A summary of the 2019-20 Programme for Government.
At a glance: Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill was introduced in Parliament by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney MSP,
Volunteers’ Week 2019 – how the third sector and volunteers contribute to the work of the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 3 minutes As this is Volunteers’ Week, this blog looks at the ways that the third sector, which includes voluntary organisations, has been involved in the work of the Scottish Parliament.
At a glance – Referendums (Scotland) Bill
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Referendums (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 28 May. This follows the First Minister’s commitment, made in her statement on 24
2019 European Elections: results and next steps
Reading Time: 4 minutes The results, who might lead the next European Commission and what happens to the UK’s seats after Brexit.