Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog summarises recent research as part of a SPICe fellowship which investigated policies and interventions that experts agree should form part of a green recovery from COVID-19.
Tag: Economy
After the transition period – Road haulage licences and permits
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen the UK leaves the transition period with the EU, a number of new processes and procedures will be required to ensure UK exports are able to make it to the EU market. This blog sets out the arrangements for road haulage licences and permits.
Online shopping for Scots: bah humbug or yuletide joy?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe momentous shift to online retail has created a range of issues for Scottish consumers and policy makers. Some of these issues are explored here, including parcel delivery surcharges, decline of traditional retail, and the implications for festive shopping.
Earnings in Scotland 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explores the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earning. It looks at some of the challenges with the data and what impact the pandemic has had on wages across the UK and in selected sectors in Scotland.
COVID-19: accelerating towards a cashless society?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe decline in the use of physical notes and coin in the UK is not a new phenomenon. In July 2018 the Scottish Parliament’s Economy,
Infrastructure Investment Plan: a framework, a delivery plan or a consultation?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Scottish Government recently published a Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan covering the period to 2025-26. This blog looks at what it does and doesn’t do.
The UK Internal Market Bill – a threat to the circular economy in Scotland?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog explores implications of the UK Internal Market Bill for the development of a circular economy in Scotland, with particular discussion of Scotland’s forthcoming
What might the Internal Market Bill mean for Scotland’s regulatory standards?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Scottish Parliament will vote on a motion on whether or not to consent to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill on 7 October 2020. This blog outlines some of the views of organisations in Scotland on the Bill and provides some examples of how the provisions of the Bill might affect different policy sectors.
Connecting R100 – making broadband progress
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe R100 programme, which commits to delivering 100% superfast broadband across Scotland, has not been without its challenges. Momentum has shifted recently with some positive milestones achieved and increased clarity around programme delivery. These recent developments are explored in this blog.
The UK Internal Market Bill – The Devolved Administrations Responses
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides a short analysis of the Scottish and Welsh Governments’ positions on the Internal Market Bill as set out in their Legislative Consent Memorandums for the Bill.