Jenny Bloomfield
See what Jenny thinks about the Stage 2 committee session on the Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – which held some surprisingly good news for the sector. Read more
Let me take you on a tour of some of the main points of interest for the third sector in the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2016/17 Read more
Racism, lobbying and Holyrood 2016 with David McColgan, SCVO policy committee member In the latest SCVO Policy Podcast, Policy Officer Jenny Bloomfield talks to David McColgan, SCVO policy committee member. Listen below to find out: David's suggestions on how the third sector can... Read more
How a meeting with Iraqi MPs chimed with #TrusteesWeek Read more
After three days of busy conferencing in Aberdeen, Jenny's in reflective mood Read more
Today the Scottish Government launched its new public procurement guidance to promote fair work. Not the most exciting topic perhaps, but one that will influence how £10 billion of public money is spent. Under the new guidance, all local authorities, health boards and other... Read more
Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation and would like to contribute the following, based on conversations with our elected policy committee, and with others across our sector and wider civil society. Introduction With new tax powers coming to... Read more
Our response SCVO has, over the past few years, been having a conversation with the third sector about how we can better ‘do’ our economy. SCVO therefore welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation and would like to contribute the following points which have come out... Read more
Politics, the new budget and the 'National Living Wage' with Stephen Boyd, STUC In the latest SCVO Policy Podcast, Policy Officer Jenny Bloomfield talks to Stephen Boyd, Assistant Secretary at STUC. Listen below to find out: What Stephen thinks of the performance of SNP MPs so... Read more
If politicians want greater transparency on lobbying, then they need to make the first move Read more