Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog looks at a recent review which found that Scotland rated poorly for its ‘biodiversity intactness’ compared to other countries.
Author: SPICe
How have enterprise support organisations supported women in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog considers the support and advice that has been provided to women entrepreneurs during the pandemic.
What is happening with the new Shared Prosperity Fund?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog looks at the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the replacement for EU structural funds. The scheme is now being developed, and expected to launch in 2022 (with further details expected in the second half of 2021)
Long COVID: will the policy response lead it into the long grass?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog considers Long COVID, what it is (and is not)and how it is being treated and managed. It also looks to the future, to research and how well the NHS might manage the additional burden of disease.
Ten key risks for equalities?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog summarises ten key risks identified by the Scottish government arising both from COVID-19 and EU exit, for the delivery of Scotland’s National Outcomes. These include many equalities issues.
Scottish Social Security and Brexit: many complex moving parts
Reading Time: 5 minutesBrexit has made many things more complicated – this blog summarises a SPICe commissioned project looking at some of the impacts on
devolved social security.
Welcome to Session 6, and what will SPICe be publishing in the first days?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog sets out plans for the first SPICe publications in Session 6.
Campaign recess and the election
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog sets out what campaign recess and dissolution mean for SPICe.
One year of COVID-19 in Scotland – key milestones
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is one year since the first positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Scotland. This blog looks at the key milestones of the last
Coronavirus and the Big C – Cancer and COVID-19 in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesA look at how cancer detection and care has been affected by COVID-19 in Scotland.