Policy blog

Policymakers must take heed of insight provided by people living in poverty in the Turning Up The Volume On Poverty report Read more

Focus on engaging communities rather than enabling community action makes the Community Empowerment Bill frustratingly inconsistent Read more

Over the last week a new chapter has opened in the attack on civil society's campaigning role, and not in China or Russia but right here in the UK Read more

We need to reverse the debate by asking what areas of responsibility should lie with each level of government, including local government and community councils. Read more

SCVO media release 9 June 2014 For immediate release NEED TO LEAVE BEHIND SCOTLAND’S ARCHAIC SYSTEM & HAVE FAIRER DISTRIBUTION OF LAND Five third sector organisations have joined forces to urge the Scottish Government to take early and decisive action on land reform. They have... Read more

Now we have a chance to really move forward on land reform Read more

John Downie responds to the second report from the Expert Working Group on Welfare. It’s a strong start, but if we don’t aim for more radical change, we all lose Read more

SCVO media comment Wed 4 June 2014 Ahead of the publication of the Expert Group on Welfare’s second report, John Downie, Director of Public Affairs, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), said: “It’s encouraging to see that the Group is aspiring towards a much more... Read more

Jill Wood, policy manager at Engender, takes a look at the referendum debate from a women's rights perspective. Read more

The Scottish Conservatives have set out their plans for more powers if Scotland says No on 18 September Read more