Reading Time: 7 minutesOn 11 June the UK Chancellor announced the outcome of the UK Spending Review. This blog sets out the key outcomes and implications for Scotland.
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Labour market update: June 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: June 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: June 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the labour market in
The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill (Formerly National Care Service (Scotland) Bill) – the final hurdle
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe Care Reform (Scotland) Bill started life as the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill in 2022. This blog will provide some background to the passage
Local child poverty statistics
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog looks at the latest statistics on child poverty at a local authority level.
Accreditation and regulation of qualifications
Reading Time: 6 minutesA blog that explains the accreditation function in Scotland and briefly provides a comparison to England and Wales.
Updated forecasts set the context for pre-budget scrutiny
Reading Time: 8 minutesOver the next month there will be several publications which will inform pre-budget scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament. Yesterday, the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) published
Deliberative democracy in the Scottish Parliament – do we have the answers?
Reading Time: 9 minuteshis blog gives an update on work to develop an approach to embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament, and looks back to see if some of the fundamental questions raised in earlier SPICe blogs have been answered.
The Scottish Government’s financial strategy – navigating uncertain fiscal waters
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog previews the 2025 publication of the Scottish Government’s medium term financial strategy, summarising the aims of the document and some recent challenges.
The Scottish Parliament’s deliberative democracy timeline
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis timeline blog lists reports, briefings, blogs and other publications which relate to deliberative democracy in the Scottish Parliament from 2017 onwards, and will be updated with new publications until the end of the current parliamentary session in March 2026.
Drouthy Days: is Scotland prepared for drought?
Reading Time: 10 minutesScotland has been experiencing a prolonged period of dry weather along with much of the UK. This blog explores the current situation, key impacts and Scotland’s preparedness for managing potential drought conditions.