Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog provides a quick read summary of the findings of a report by Professor Norin Arshed on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on female entrepreneurs in Scotland.
Category: Economy & Finance
Additional powers: Better understanding? Better scrutiny? A new report on Scotland’s new Budget powers
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog discusses a newly published research collaboration between SPICe and academics on levels of understanding and scrutiny of Scotland’s new budget powers.
Economic development in Scotland
Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog and related briefing provides an overview of economic development in Scotland. It looks at the main organisations involved in delivering economic development activities, the direction of economic development strategy, and current economic development programmes in Scotland.
Health and social care: who pays, who decides?
Reading Time: 6 minutes The UK government recently announced plans to increase taxes to pay for health and social care in England. This blog explores the implications for Scotland.
COVID-19 Barnetts: the story continues
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Scottish Government has £4.6 billion in COVID-19 Barnett consequentials so far in 2021-22. This blog looks at what we know about how these funds have been allocated.
Could a National Care Service work like the National Health Service?
Reading Time: 8 minutes This blog considers the challenges of creating a national care service
Guest blog: The impact of COVID-19 on Scottish SMEs’ liquidity and access to finance
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog summarises the main effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Scottish SMEs, in terms of liquidity and access to finance.
How have enterprise support organisations supported women in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog considers the support and advice that has been provided to women entrepreneurs during the pandemic.
What is happening with the new Shared Prosperity Fund?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog looks at the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the replacement for EU structural funds. The scheme is now being developed, and expected to launch in 2022 (with further details expected in the second half of 2021)
Scottish Parliament Constituency dashboard
Reading Time: < 1 minute The dashboard enables Members, their staff, and anyone else with an interest, to gain insights into their constituencies and regions.