Reading Time: 4 minutes Dr Paulina Trevena has recently published the results of her SPICe and University of Glasgow research project, ‘Attracting and retaining migrants in post-Brexit Scotland: is
Scotland’s new devolved employment support service
Reading Time: 4 minutes Scotland’s new devolved employment service, Fair Start Scotland (FSS), was launched in April. It is too early to say whether it’s been successful or not;
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: EU funding
Reading Time: 4 minutes On 23 August the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance to
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: driving in the EU and vehicle insurance
Reading Time: 5 minutes On 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance
Guest blog – Stopping the rot? The UK seasonal agricultural workers pilot scheme
Reading Time: 4 minutes As with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Steven Thomson (SRUC) and not those of SPICe or indeed the Scottish
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit – public procurement
Reading Time: 5 minutes On 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance to
Integration in healthcare – lessons from Norway
Reading Time: 4 minutes Norway is often used as a comparison country for Scotland. It has a similar sized population, around five million, and both have faced major reforms
Building for the Future? The Scottish Government’s plans for infrastructure investment
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 2018 Programme for Government included significant commitments on future infrastructure investment. Announcing the Programme for Government, the First Minister said: “We will make it
“Why I want to be adopted at the age of 28” – a petition before the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutes In his petition being considered this week by the Public Petitions Committee, Nathan Sparling (aged 28), asks for reform of Scots law to allow adults
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: VAT for businesses
Reading Time: 5 minutes On 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance