Author: SPICe
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SPICe FAQs: young people, alcohol and the law
Reading time: 4 minutes
A blog drawing together answers to questions SPICe has been asked about young people, alcohol and the law.
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Scottish Budget 2020-21: Taxing times ahead
Reading time: 3 minutes
A look at income distribution in Scotland and what it might mean for tax policy.
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Brexit – your questions answered
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A blog highlighting the publication of a SPICe briefing answering questions about the UK’s exit from the EU
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Scottish Parliament Statistics: more facts, more figures and new infographics
Reading time: 4 minutes
At 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
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A look at latest Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) from the Scottish Government.
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Wuhan Coronavirus – what is it and should we be worried?
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This blog looks at information available about the recent outbreak of a new air-borne respiratory infection in China.
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The scrutiny challenge posed by common frameworks
Reading time: 6 minutes
This guest blog explores some of the challenges which common frameworks pose for Parliamentary scrutiny.
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Stalling and declining life expectancy in Scotland
Reading time: 4 minutes
A look at life expectancy in Scotland.
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Is Brexit eroding the Sewel convention?
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In this guest blog Professor Nicola McEwen considers the impact of the Brexit process on the authority of the Scottish Parliament.
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SPICe Post-Brexit Hub
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This blog explains what SPICe’s new post-Brexit hub is and why it’s necessary.
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Budget process 2020-21: We have a date!
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The 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…
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What has the Scottish Parliament done for equality?
Reading time: 10 minutes
A look at 20 years of equality
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