News Archive
11/11/2020
Mapping Local Job Vulnerability
Article from Fraser of Allender Institute 9th November. Understanding the local economic impacts of the COVID-19 restrictions is crucial for assessing the potential long-term implications of this current crisis for local communities.11/11/2020
EU Citizens Urged To Take Action During EU Transition
With just 50 days until the end of the EU Transition Period, EU benefit claimants living in the UK are being urged to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. The UK has left the EU, and is in the Transition Period which ends at the end of this year.11/11/2020
Insights from the latest labour market data
Article from the Fraser of Allender Institute 10 November 2020 New labour market data this morning provide an update on the Scottish and UK labour markets. On headline indicators for Scotland, which is all that has been updated this month, little has changed since the update last month.11/11/2020
Implications of hours worked for poverty and inequality
This article published by Fraser of Allender Institute today (11th November 2020) is the first in a series over the next few days. Hours worked play a significant role in determining earnings inequality among those in-work, and can influence the likelihood that working households find themselves in poverty.
11/11/2020
Businesses In Scotland 2020
The Businesses in Scotland publication provides information on the number of businesses (also known as enterprises) operating in Scotland as at March 2020. The main purpose of the publication is to provide an estimate of Scotland's business stock (the number of businesses operating in Scotland).
11/11/2020
Disabled people report delays to medical treatment
Half of disabled people who received medical care before the coronavirus (COVID-19) began said their treatment had been affected; just under one-third (29%) said they were either currently receiving treatment for only some of their conditions and around 1 in 5 (22%) said that their treatment had been cancelled or not started. This compares with 16% of non-disabled people who received treatment for only some of their conditions and 11% whose treatment had been cancelled or not started.10/11/2020
Changes To Covid-19 Protection Levels
Three council areas are to move up a protection level as cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to rise in their areas. Fife, Perth & Kinross and Angus local authority areas will move from Level 2 - where they have been since the new levels system was announced - to Level 3 with the change coming into effect from 6am on Friday 13 November.
10/11/2020
Ofsted: Children Hardest Hit By Covid-19 Pandemic Are Regressing In Basic Skills And Learning
Ofsted has today (10 November 2020) published its second report on the effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic across the sectors it inspects and regulates. Ofsted's second report into the impact of the pandemic finds that children who were hardest hit by school closures and restrictions have regressed in some basic skills and learning.10/11/2020
More Support For Medical Specialties - £8.5 Million For Additional Trainees In Pandemic Response.
Up to 64 additional medical speciality training posts are being created as part of the Scottish Government response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has recommended recruiting 13 extra training posts in intensive care medicine with additional posts also being created in Public Health medicine, virology and medical microbiology.10/11/2020
Isotretinoin And Suspected Link With Serious Side Effects: Public And Patients' Views Sought
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency are reviewing the risks and benefits of the acne medicine, isotretinoin. In particular whether some of the possible psychiatric and sexual side effects continue after treatment has been stopped.10/11/2020
Population Projections And An Introduction To Economic-demographic Foresight For Scotland's Sparsely Populated Areas 2018-43
This item will point you to some research published in September 2020 a the Hutton Institute. The research is an ongoing project 2016 - 2021.10/11/2020
UK Unemployment Rate 4.8% - Estimate 1.62 Million Unemployed
Early estimates for October 2020 suggest that there is a slight drop over the month in the number of payroll employees in the UK. Since March 2020, the number of payroll employees has fallen by 782,000; however, the larger falls were seen at the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
10/11/2020
Consultation On Next Steps For More Environmentally Friendly Haulage
Government launches 2 consultations following successful trial of longer semi-trailers, which have been shown to cut emissions and boost haulier productivity. government launches consultation on introducing longer goods vehicles permanently to Britain's roads.
10/11/2020
Podcast | What's Happened To Benefits Through The Pandemic?
A podcast from the Institute of Fiscal Studies. There has been significant analysis of the furlough scheme in the wake of COVID-19, but far less attention has been paid to the welfare system and how benefits are being affected by the pandemic.
10/11/2020
Alister Jack Responds To November 2020 Labour Market Figures
Scottish Secretary responds to November 2020 Labour Market Statistics for Scotland. Responding to today's [10 November 2020] Labour Market Statistics, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said: Despite the apparent stability in today's figures for Scotland, we know there will be further challenges to come over the winter months.
9/11/2020
Albert Bourla From Pfizer Discusses Covid-19 Vaccine Efficacy Results
I am happy to share with you that Pfizer and our collaborator, BioNTech, announced positive efficacy results from our Phase 3, late-stage study of our potential COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in participants without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first interim efficacy analysis.
9/11/2020
Social Media Giants Agree Package Of Measures With Uk Government To Tackle Vaccine Disinformation
Platforms and UK government agree a package of measures to reduce vaccine disinformation. Platforms endorse the principle that no company should be profiting from COVID-19 vaccine mis/disinformation and commit to swifter responses to flagged content.
9/11/2020
New Winter Package To Provide Further Support For Children And Families
Marcus Rashford who plays for Manchester United and England has seen his campaign result in success for English families with a U-turn by the UK government and the details are below. Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales had already agreed there measure for covering free school meals in the holidays.9/11/2020
Renewable Heat Scheme For Homeowners
A new £4.5 million cashback incentive to help people install renewable and energy efficiency measures in their homes has been announced by the Scottish Government. Homeowners will be able to apply for 75% cashback up to the value of £7,500 towards the cost of a renewable heating system and a further 40% cashback up to £6,000 for energy efficiency measures.9/11/2020
