Devolution

Opinion

Scotland and Europe. The renegotiation agenda and the Scotland Bill

Michael Keating

David Cameron’s proposed areas for renegotiation have implications for the Scottish Government, a situation that will increase once the Scotland Bill is passed.

Opinion

The Scottish Rate of Income Tax: Progressive or regressive?

David Eiser

Scotland’s First Minster suggested recently that the Scottish Rate of Income Tax is ‘anything but progressive’, but, says David Eiser, this is not strictly true.

Opinion

The UK’s EU renegotiation: The devolution factor

Centre on Constitutional Change

Two issues dominate the constitutional landscape in the UK: the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU); and the unstable constitutional settlements between the UK and the devolved administrat

Opinion

BUDGET 2015: A Scottish alternative to austerity

David Eiser

John Swinney's final budget before the 2016 Holyrood elections was billed as a Scottish alternative to austerity but, says David Eiser, it may have been Scottish but it wasn't very alternativ

Opinion

Managing England’s unions: the Conservatives’ challenge

Michael Kenny

As the European referendum comes to loom ever larger in British politics, it is apparent that a number of distinct, pulsating national questions will do much to affect its outcome.

Opinion

Austerity Bites: The Spending Review and Scotland

David Eiser

The cuts set out in the Spending Review were less harsh than anticipated but, says David Eiser, the Scottish Government faces a tighter fiscal squeeze over the next four years than it has done

Opinion

Spending Review: quick summary

David Eiser

In headline terms, the Spending Review looks little different from the public finance forecasts in the summer budget.

Opinion

The Spending Review Beyond Westminster

David Bell

The Scottish government’s block grant allocation between 2015-16 and 2020-21 was set in the 25th November spending review delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Publication

Devolution (Further Powers) Committee guide to Scottish Devolution

The Committee has published a short, accessible Guide to Devolution in Scotland, containing information and facts and figures on devolution to date and the key features of the Scotland Bill 2015-16

News

Devolution (Further Powers) Committee guide to Scottish Devolution

Centre on Constitutional Change

The Devolution (Further Powers) Committee has produced a factual and impartial Guide to devolution in Scotland.

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