Reading Time: 4 minutesA look at how devolved Social Security benefits are affected by Brexit.
Author: SPICe
Guest Blog: How is COVID-19 affecting women entrepreneurs in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis guest blog was written by Norin Arshed of the University of Dundee, as part of a Fellowship with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. It considers the impact of the pandemic on women entrepreneurs in Scotland.
The UK-EU trade deal and Scotland’s exports
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog sets out the latest data on Scotland’s exports to the EU and forecasts for the possible impact of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement signed by the UK and EU.
Budget 2021-22: a budget for unprecedented times
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides an initial analysis of the 2021-22 Budget.
A busy budgetary period ahead
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks ahead to Budget 2021-22 and the upcoming period of parliamentary scrutiny.
University research funding and student mobility post-Brexit
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at the implications of the UK’s exit from the EU on university research funding and student mobility.
What will replace EU structural funds in Scotland after Brexit?
Reading Time: 5 minutesBrexit means that Scotland cannot participate in the next round of EU structural funds. What is proposed to replace them?
Variants of SARS-CoV-2: An exceptional virus, or one that is behaving normally?
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog looks at the new variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2.
Protecting those at risk: What some COVID-19 experts think
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog summarises the views of a range of experts on who is most at risk from the pandemic, and how we can protect them.
Seafood trade post-Brexit: teething problems or the new normal?
Reading Time: 7 minutesNew post-Brexit requirements have been causing delays in export supply chains that allow fresh seafood to reach markets in the EU. This blog provides background to the ongoing challenges being faced by the Scottish (and UK) fishing industries in getting seafood to EU markets.