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UK Autumn Budget 2022 – Winter is coming
Reading time: 7 minutes
This blog provides analysis of yesterday’s UK Autumn Statement and some of the implications for Scotland.
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How do you design a public (national care) service?
Reading time: 13 minutes
The concept of “co-design” has been prominent in Stage 1 scrutiny of the National Care Service. This blog discusses the co-design approach, using the NCS…
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What is Loss and Damage and why does it matter?
Reading time: 5 minutes
One of the key sticking points in negotiations, and ultimately unresolved issues from the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was the issue…
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Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog looks at the Scottish Government’s legislative consent memorandum on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
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The National Care Service (Scotland) Bill – hub for SPICe material
Reading time: 2 minutes
A hub for all SPICe material on the National Care Service (NCS)
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Emergency Budget Review 2022 – inflation implications laid bare
Reading time: 5 minutes
This blog provides analysis of yesterday’s 2022-23 Emergency Budget review.
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Guest blog: Supporting creative enterprises – exploring the impact of training and advice programmes
Reading time: 5 minutes
This guest blog summarises the findings of the first phase of research undertaken by Dr Stephen Knox as part of the Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship…
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Earnings in Scotland 2022: The rise of inflation
Reading time: 4 minutes
This blog looks at the latest data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings for Scotland. We will look at the latest data and…
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What to expect at COP27
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This blog sets out what’s on the agenda at COP27 in Egypt, considers how the world has changed in the last 12 months and what…
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COP26 – what happened next?
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This blog recaps on COP26 in Glasgow last year and considers some of the important developments affecting climate change negotiations since then.
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Road to recovery: impact of the pandemic on the Scottish labour market
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The COVID-19 Recovery Committee is currently looking at the impact of the pandemic on the labour market in Scotland. This blog is designed to support…
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Scotland’s Ban on Single-Use Plastics: a case study of the impact of the UK Internal Market Act
Reading time: 5 minutes
On 1 June 2022, a ban on certain single-use plastic products in Scotland came into force. However, initially, the ban was not fully effective. This…
