Author: SPICe
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Infrastructure Investment Plan: supporting Scotland’s environmental ambitions?
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Does the draft Infrastructure Investment Plan support the Scottish Government’s climate and environmental ambitions?
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COVID-19 Barnett consequentials guarantee up again: more certainty, less clarity
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The amount guaranteed to the Scottish Government as a result of COVID-19 Barnett consequentials has increased to £8.2 billion. But how can these funds be…
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SPICe FAQs: Lyme Disease
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SPICe has recently received a number of enquiries about Lyme disease. This blog post provides background information on Lyme disease and also answers some of…
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Scrutiny of the Covid-19 pandemic by parliamentary committees
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This blog briefly summarises, and provides links to, some of the committee work on COVID-19 that has been undertaken or is still live, as at…
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Earnings in Scotland 2020
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This blog explores the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earning. It looks at some of the challenges with the data and what impact the…
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COVID-19: accelerating towards a cashless society?
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The decline in the use of physical notes and coin in the UK is not a new phenomenon. In July 2018 the Scottish Parliament’s Economy,…
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COVID-19 Barnett funding: £7.2 billion for Scotland now guaranteed
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Barnett consequentials related to coronavirus (COVID-19) support now stand at £7.2 billion for Scotland. This blog looks at how the Barnett position has evolved through…
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Infrastructure Investment Plan: a framework, a delivery plan or a consultation?
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The Scottish Government recently published a Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan covering the period to 2025-26. This blog looks at what it does and doesn’t do.
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COVID-19: How is this wave different from the first?
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This blogpost looks at the differences between the first and second waves of COVID-19.
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Low traffic neighbourhoods
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A look at the impact of low traffic neighbourhoods.
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The UK Internal Market Bill – a threat to the circular economy in Scotland?
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This blog explores implications of the UK Internal Market Bill for the development of a circular economy in Scotland, with particular discussion of Scotland’s forthcoming…
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What might the Internal Market Bill mean for Scotland’s regulatory standards?
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The Scottish Parliament will vote on a motion on whether or not to consent to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill on 7 October 2020.…