Scotland and nuclear weapons
Defence Minister, Philip Hammond, traveled this week to Scotland to discuss how a post-Independent Scotland would remove Trident submarines and missiles from Scottish soil. “If they insist that...
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This blog post has been written by the Rev Shuna Dicks, Church of Scotland Minister, Aberlour Parish Church and member of the Church and Society Council There’s less than a week to go until it’s all...
View ArticleMinimum Unit Pricing is Legal in Scotland: Briefing on minimum unit pricing...
The UK Supreme Court has ruled it legal for Scotland to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP), a policy which targets harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption. This briefing explains what minimum unit...
View ArticleMinimum Unit Pricing Live in Scotland
As of 1st May 2018 Scotland has introduced minimum unit pricing (MUP), a policy which targets harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption. This fact-sheet gives an overview of why minimum unit pricing is...
View ArticlePoverty & Inequality briefing – Scotland
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell “Poverty is not only about shortage of money. It is about rights and relationships; about how people are treated and how they regard...
View ArticleA Just & Green Future – Scotland
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Background The Covid-19 pandemic and the necessary public health restrictions have meant challenges to the economy, rising unemployment and a...
View ArticleAlcohol, drugs and substance misuse
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Drugs deaths Scotland has the worst drugs death rate in Europe, and in 2020 records showed 1,264 people died, a record number for the sixth...
View ArticleMigration, asylum and refugee issues briefing
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Background Scotland’s population is now estimated to be around 5.4 million people, the highest level ever. Driving the growth has been the...
View ArticleConstitution and independence referendum briefing
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Background The issue of Scottish independence or continued union within the UK continues to be the major fault line in Scottish politics. The...
View ArticleMental health and suicide briefing
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Background Good mental health is a fundamental part of individual, communal and societal wellbeing. In the UK, mental health disorders account...
View ArticlePoverty & Inequality briefing – Scotland
Download PDF version Updated March 2021 by David Bradwell “Poverty is not only about shortage of money. It is about rights and relationships; about how people are treated and how they regard...
View ArticleA Just & Green Future – Scotland
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Background The Covid-19 pandemic and the necessary public health restrictions have meant challenges to the economy, rising unemployment and a...
View ArticleAlcohol, drugs and substance misuse
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Drugs deaths Scotland has the worst drugs death rate in Europe, and in 2020 records showed 1,264 people died, a record number for the sixth...
View ArticleMigration, asylum and refugee issues briefing
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Background Scotland’s population is now estimated to be around 5.4 million people, the highest level ever. Driving the growth has been the...
View ArticleConstitution and independence referendum briefing
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Background The issue of Scottish independence or continued union within the UK continues to be the major fault line in Scottish politics. The...
View ArticleMental health and suicide briefing
Download PDF version Updated March 2021by David Bradwell Background Good mental health is a fundamental part of individual, communal and societal wellbeing. In the UK, mental health disorders account...
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