Reading Time: 6 minutesThis briefing summarises the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment report on the science of climate change and its implications for Scotland.
New report on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on female entrepreneurs in Scotland
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis 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.
The UK Elections Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog considers the Elections Bill and its implications for voters and electoral administrators in Scotland.
SPICe FAQs – COVID-19: international travel and quarantine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis blog looks at managed isolation for international arrivals into the UK.
School exams: How might pupils be assessed in future?
Reading Time: 4 minutesA look at the future of school exams and assessment in Scotland.
More money or more reform? How are the UK and Scottish Governments thinking differently about health and care reform
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog considers some of the recent activity by the UK and Scottish Governments in the area of health and social care and considers the
Seeing the wood for the trees: questions posed for Scottish environmental policy by the UK Environment Bill LCM
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog discusses ‘forest risk commodities’: what they are, what recent legislative proposals mean for Scotland, and what other questions these proposals raise.
The Scottish Government-Green cooperation agreement 2021
Reading Time: 5 minutesProvides an overview of the Scottish Government-Greens cooperation agreement and its impact on Parliamentary business.
COVID-19 vaccination certification scheme – frequently asked questions
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides an overview of the Scottish Government’s incoming vaccination certification scheme, or ‘vaccine passports’.
Additional powers: Better understanding? Better scrutiny? A new report on Scotland’s new Budget powers
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog discusses a newly published research collaboration between SPICe and academics on levels of understanding and scrutiny of Scotland’s new budget powers.