Reading Time: 4 minutesAt the start of 2019 SPICe published the first companion blog to the annual Scottish Parliament Statistics publication, bringing parliamentary facts and figures to life
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SIMD 2020: the where of deprivation
Reading Time: 3 minutesA look at latest Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) from the Scottish Government.
Wuhan Coronavirus – what is it and should we be worried?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at information available about the recent outbreak of a new air-borne respiratory infection in China.
The scrutiny challenge posed by common frameworks
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis guest blog explores some of the challenges which common frameworks pose for Parliamentary scrutiny.
Stalling and declining life expectancy in Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesA look at life expectancy in Scotland.
Is Brexit eroding the Sewel convention?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this guest blog Professor Nicola McEwen considers the impact of the Brexit process on the authority of the Scottish Parliament.
SPICe Post-Brexit Hub
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog explains what SPICe’s new post-Brexit hub is and why it’s necessary.
Budget process 2020-21: We have a date!
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Cabinet Secretary for Finance has announced that the Scottish Government will publish its budget for 2020-21 on 6 February 2020, and introduce the Budget
What has the Scottish Parliament done for equality?
Reading Time: 10 minutesA look at 20 years of equality
SPICe FAQ- What’s all the bus about?
Reading Time: 3 minutesFAQs on National Entitlement Card Travel Schemes