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,
“It’s the end of the line but no one’s to blame” – ‘no fault divorce’ in the UK
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
What do the latest HMRC Regional Trade Statistics tell us about Scotland’s exports? (Q2 2018)
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 at the
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: trade with EU countries
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
How accurate were the SFC’s forecasts and what does this mean for the Budget?
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
What’s in the Programme for Government?
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