Policy blog

Lynn blogs about the need for more compassion and understanding in advance of tonight's Dispatches: Benefits Britain and Benefits Street. Read more

The odious stream of negativity targeted at third sector campaigning rumbles on. Read more

There is nothing permanent except change - Heraclitus Read more

It’s time to start thinking more fundamentally about what we want from those who will govern us after the referendum. Our human rights seem like a good starting point. Read more

SCVO has consistently called for part two of the Lobbying Bill to be scrapped entirely, as it is... Read more

Thanks for your interest in this survey. It is now closed. If you would like to get in touch with someone at SCVO about this please email john.ferguson2@scvo.scot Read more

A new pledge sees rivals SNP and Scottish Labour unite against the bedroom tax. Let’s make sure they get it right. Read more

Was anyone really surprised that the latest Scottish Attitudes Survey said that the economy will be the decisive issue for voters in the referendum? It was always going to be the case that people would base their decision on whether independence would be good for the economy. I... Read more

The last five years have been mercilessly hard for UK charities and NGOs. The financial crisis has seen budgets squeezed and axed, whole organisations shutting down, and all this with a withdrawal of service provision from government and rising poverty creating increased demand... Read more

If the proposals to introduce a lobbying register in Scotland go ahead the positive relationship the third sector has with the Parliament will be at risk. This would be a worrying development that runs counter to the participative principles the Scottish Parliament was founded... Read more