Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blogpost looks at conditions for “key workers” in the social care and food retail sectors.
Author: SPICe
What does the self-employed population in Scotland look like?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere has been an increased level of interest in the self-employed workforce in Scotland, due to the economic challenges arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Destination unknown: tourism, coronavirus (COVID-19), and getting to reboot
Reading Time: 14 minutesThis blog explores the likely impact of COVID-19 on Scotland’s tourism sector, government support for the tourism sector, and what can be done to reboot Scotland’s tourism economy.
Brexit outcomes if there is no extension to the transition period.
Reading Time: 4 minutesUnder EU law, the UK will leave the transition period on 31 December 2020. When this happens, it is likely to lead to one of three outcomes, each of which are explored in this blog.
Coronavirus (Covid-19): Non-Domestic Rates related business support FAQs
Reading Time: 16 minutesThis blog looks specifically at Non-Domestic Rates related support for businesses, and how measures in Scotland compare to those introduced by the UK Government.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): remaking our streets
Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction This blog highlights examples of action taken by local authorities across the world to temporarily alter the layout of streets during the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Human Rights
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog considers some of the human rights impacts of the emergency legislation brought in to deal with the coronavirus
New Challenges for a Just Transition? COVID-19 and Green Pathways to Recovery
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog sets out recent developments in approaches to tackling climate change and explores some of the emerging thinking about how economic and societal recovery from the COVID-19 crisis can support decarbonisation.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – social distancing
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog outlines restrictions placed on the general public in Scotland with the aim of limiting the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) through social distancing.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): How are deaths counted?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at how deaths during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have been certified, recorded and reported and discusses death rates and excess mortality.