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Budget has welcome focus on poverty and climate change – but dodges difficult decisions on tax
04 December 2024
Commenting on the Scottish Budget delivered today, Miriam Brett, Co-Director of Future Economy Scotland, said:
“Today’s Budget demanded ambitious action after what has been the most challenging year for Scotland’s public finances since devolutio...
Response to the UK Government budget
30 October 2024
Commenting on the UK Budget delivered today, Laurie Macfarlane, Co-Director of Future Economy Scotland, said:
“Today’s budget presented a historic opportunity to put the UK on a new path of economic renewal. While elements of the budget deliver ...
Response to the Programme for Government 2024-2025
04 September 2024
Commenting on Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2024-2025, Miriam Brett, Co-Director of Future Economy Scotland, said:
“The focus of the Programme for Government on child poverty eradication is welcome amid a backdrop of corrosive a...
The Scottish Government should harness its powers to avoid cuts
03 September 2024
Commenting on Scottish Government’s decision to make up to £500m of spending cuts, Laurie Macfarlane, Co-Director of Future Economy Scotland, said:
“Upon taking office, the First Minister set out four missions: ending child poverty, strengthenin...
New polling: 82% of Scots support rent controls
31 August 2024
New polling reveals more than eight-in-ten Scots (82 per cent) who expressed an opinion support the introduction of rent controls. The polling also finds that, excluding “don’t knows”, only seven per cent of Scots strongly oppose the introduction ...
Leading economists calls for Scotland to embrace a ‘mission-oriented’ industrial strategy
03 August 2024
A new report authored by Professor Mariana Mazzucato and Laurie Macfarlane outlines a new strategy to revitalise Scotland’s economy, transition to net zero and tackle inequalities.
The report, published jointly by the UCL Institute for Innovati...
More Scots believe renewable energy will create more jobs than oil and gas
24 June 2024
New polling reveals that, of those who expressed an opinion, nearly two-thirds (59 per cent) of people in Scotland think investing in renewable energy is most likely to create the most jobs in Scotland in future, compared to less than a third (30 ...
Scotland abandons 2030 net zero target: comment from Future Economy Scotland
18 April 2024
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s reported decision to abandon its 2030 net zero target, Laurie Macfarlane, co-director of non-partisan think tank Future Economy Scotland, said:
“The Scottish Government’s decision to abandon its 2030 emissi...
Response to the Housing (Scotland) Bill
27 March 2024
Commenting on the publication of the Housing (Scotland) Bill released today, Miriam Brett, Co-Director of non-partisan think tank Future Economy Scotland, said:
“We welcome the publication of the Housing (Scotland) Bill, and note the tireless wor...
Response to the Climate Change Committee report
20 March 2024
Commenting on the Climate Change Committee’s report on emission reduction progress in Scotland, released today, Miriam Brett, co-director of non-partisan think tank Future Economy Scotland, said:
“Today’s Climate Change Committee report should a...