Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at the most recent economic facts and figures for Scotland’s brewing and distilling sectors. A key trend has been the uplift in employment.
The joint Scottish-Irish review – an unprecedented step?
Reading Time: 5 minutes On 4 November 2019, the Scottish and Irish Governments announced “a joint bilateral review to look at how the countries can work together over the next five years.” This blog looks at the details of the announcement and provides a snapshot of the links that already exist between the two countries.
SPICe FAQ – On the road again
Reading Time: 4 minutes Looks at the introduction of speed awareness courses in Scotland.
UK general election: implications for Scottish institutions
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at what the UK general election pre-election period means for institutions in Scotland.
Guest Blog: The United States and the European Union trading blows
Reading Time: 4 minutes This guest blog by SPICe Academic Fellow Filippo Fontanelli examines the wave of tariff increases on EU imports ordered by the United States Government in October 2019.
Guest blog: Environmental governance and EU Exit: the state of play
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog examines the state of play regarding environmental governance and EU exit.
Twenty Years of Imprisonment
Reading Time: 12 minutes As part of the programme to mark 20 years of the Scottish Parliament, this blog looks at the use of imprisonment since devolution.
Earnings in Scotland 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutes A look at the latest earnings data for Scotland from the ONS.
Sitting of the UK Parliament on 19 October
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog describes events at the sitting of the UK Parliament on Saturday 19 October.
The revised deal on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog looks at the revised deal agreed on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 17 October 2019.