In November 2017, following a long legal process, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that introducing Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol, as the Scottish Government had been attempting to do for five years, did not breach EU law. Today, MUP comes into effect.

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: NHS Scotland, Scottish drinking, alcohol

I’m a dad.  I have two children: boys aged 10 and 12. I live with them and their mum (my wife) full-time. 

Read the rest of this entry

Combining paid work with having young children is by no means an easy task, and for many women (and men), whether or not to return to work after having a child is a decision that sparks a lot of different considerations.

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: Growing up in Scotland, Underemployment, employment, skills, unemployment

The Scottish Government has recently suggested a variety of interventions aimed at improving Scotland’s diet in an attempt to reduce obesity. ScotCen’s Scottish Social Attitudes survey assesses public support for some of the proposed interventions. 

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: SSA, Scottish Government, Scottish Health Survey, Scottish Social Attitudes, diet, obesity

Celebrating another year of the Growing Up in Scotland study

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: Growing up in Scotland, Growing up in Scotland Survey, ScotCen Social Research, Scotland (1)

New figures show that 6 in 10 Scots now have no religious affiliation, but Ian Montagu argues that the Church's decline can be halted.

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: Scottish Social Attitudes, religion, scotland

Despite an economy that ranks alongside some of the strongest in Europe, poverty in Scotland persists. Ian Montagu explains how one charity's work to tackle food insecurity brings more than just nutritional benefits.

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: fareshare, food, food poverty, poverty, scotland

Discriminatory attitudes among Scots have declined steeply since 2010, writes Ian Montagu

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: LGBT, Scottish Social Attitudes, discrimination, equality, scotland

The Scottish Health Survey shows a clear link between Scots who drink heavily and low personal income, writes Stephen Hinchliffe

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: Scottish Health Survey, Scottish drinking, alcohol, low income

Diarmid Campbell-Jack takes us through some key findings on smoking and obesity from the 2015 Scottish Health Survey.

Read the rest of this entry

Tags: Scottish Health Survey, health, obesity, smoking