Author: SPICe
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Integration in healthcare – lessons from Norway
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Norway is often used as a comparison country for Scotland. It has a similar sized population, around five million, and both have faced major reforms…
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Building for the Future? The Scottish Government’s plans for infrastructure investment
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The 2018 Programme for Government included significant commitments on future infrastructure investment. Announcing the Programme for Government, the First Minister said: “We will make it…
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“Why I want to be adopted at the age of 28” – a petition before the Scottish Parliament
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In his petition being considered this week by the Public Petitions Committee, Nathan Sparling (aged 28), asks for reform of Scots law to allow adults…
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Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: VAT for businesses
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On 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance…
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Buying a home: trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support
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As it is Scottish Housing Day, this blog takes a quick look at trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support to help people buy…
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How can academics engage with SPICe and the Scottish Parliament?
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Relevant, credible, and independent research is essential for good scrutiny and debate. Within the Scottish Parliament, research is used for many purposes including committee work,…
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“It’s the end of the line but no one’s to blame” – ‘no fault divorce’ in the UK
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It is a sign of times that when the media is talking about divorce these days, it is often referring to the UK’s imminent departure…
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What do the latest HMRC Regional Trade Statistics tell us about Scotland’s exports? (Q2 2018)
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HMRC publish statistics on the exports of goods for each nation and region of the UK in their Regional Trade Statistics publication. This infographic looks…
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Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: trade with EU countries
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As with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, not those of SPICe or indeed the Scottish Parliament. On 23 August…
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How accurate were the SFC’s forecasts and what does this mean for the Budget?
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The Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) published three documents on Wednesday – a Forecast Evaluation Report 2017-18; a Value Added Tax (VAT) Approach to Forecasting and…
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What’s in the Programme for Government?
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On Tuesday 4 September 2018, the First Minister set out the Programme for Government for the 12 months from September 2018 to August 2019, Delivering…
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Brexit: Citizens’ Rights
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The UK is set to leave the European Union (EU) on 30 March 2019. The draft Withdrawal Agreement (“the agreement”) of 29 March 2018 contains…
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