John Downie Director of Public Affairs at SCVO

The stark message from SCVO’s latest trust figures is that general trust in Scottish charities is down – from 82% in 2016 to 73% in... Read more

The next 12 months will see the UK begin to shape its future relationship with the European Union and set out domestic arrangements... Read more

With the UK’s talks with the EU reaching crunch point, the Prime Minister has ‘categorically’ ruled out staying in the Custom’s Union... Read more

Until now the political appetite to use the Scottish Government’s tax powers could best be described as limited. Ministers were... Read more

When a cross-party group of MEPs warned Home Secretary Amber Rudd that the UK Government’s plans to force EU nationals to add their... Read more

You could be forgiven listening to today’s Ministerial statement on the award of contracts to deliver Fair Start Scotland – the new... Read more

With Brexit negotiations between the UK Government and Europe leaders now underway, Scotland’s charities and voluntary organisations... Read more

Last week many of our political leaders made the most of recess and set off on their Summer holidays after an apparently gruelling... Read more

As you may have noticed, Liam Fox – the UK Secretary of State for International Trade – is in Washington DC.  Poor Liam, you have to... Read more

With UK Government or Tory party policy – take your pick, depending on your perspective – disarray on Brexit negotiations on display... Read more