Reading Time: 5 minutes Ro-ràdh Mar thoradh air gnìomhachd co-cheangailte ris na h-eileanan anns an t-seisean pàrlamaid mu dheireadh thàinig Achd nan Eilean agus a’ chiad Phlana Nàiseanta nan
Tag: Rural
Population growth and decline on Scotland’s islands – 2001 to 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutes Introduction A flurry of islands-related activity during the last parliamentary session resulted in the 2018 Islands Act and Scotland’s first ever National Islands Plan. A
Retail revolution and postal delivery surcharges
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog explores data around the shift to increased online retail, the impact of this shift on the retail business base, support from the Scottish Government to retail, and the implications for parcel delivery surcharges.
Destination unknown: tourism, coronavirus (COVID-19), and getting to reboot
Reading Time: 14 minutes This blog explores the likely impact of COVID-19 on Scotland’s tourism sector, government support for the tourism sector, and what can be done to reboot Scotland’s tourism economy.
Staying connected: broadband and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at the importance of connectivity, especially broadband, to Scottish households during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
R100: Moving (slowly) towards superfast broadband
Reading Time: 5 minutes R100 plans to deliver superfast broadband to every home and business in Scotland. This blog looks at recent developments around the R100 programme.
Scotland’s parcel delivery surcharge cost on the up
Reading Time: 4 minutes SPICe has estimated the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges relative to the rest of the UK. For 2019, we estimate a cost of £40m.
Superfast broadband – will Scotland reach 100?
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at plans to deliver superfast broadband to every premises in Scotland by 2021, under the R100 programme.
Scale and concentration of land ownership – the elephant in the room?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Background The scale and concentration of land ownership in Scotland has been passionately discussed for more than 40 years, indeed it has been central to
Estimating the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges
Reading Time: 3 minutes SPICe last year estimated the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges relative to the rest of the UK. This was £36.3 million and