Responding to Donald Trump’s intervention on North Sea oil and gas, Miriam Brett, Co-Director at Future Economy Scotland, said:   “Donald Trump’s ‘drill baby drill’ agenda runs in direct contradiction to what we know to be true: opening new oil an...

Average earnings in Scotland are £15,000 lower than they would have been if wages had grown as normal rather than flatlined following the 2008 financial crisis, new analysis has revealed.  New research published by the independent think tank Futu...

Responding to the Programme for Government 2025-26, Miriam Brett, Co-Director at Future Economy Scotland, said:  “Predictably, amid a busy legislative programme, this Programme for Government was largely reflective and offered little in the way o...

Commenting on the closure of Grangemouth refinery announced today, Laurie Macfarlane, Co-Director of Future Economy Scotland, said: “The closure of Grangemouth refinery is a devastating blow to workers, the local community and Scotland's economy...

Commenting on the UK Government’s Spring Statement Delivered today, Miriam Brett, Co-Director of Future Economy Scotland, said:  “It is remarkable that any government could look back on the devastation caused by the post-financial crisis austerit...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 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 ...