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More hardship and hollowing out of public spending are the very last thing Scotland needs when economic inequality is rising, poverty rates are stubbornly high and climate change targets are crumbling. Our response to the statement in Scottish Parliament by Shona Robison MSP ⬇️

“The lesson of the past decade is clear: Scotland can’t cut its way to a wealthier, fairer, greener economy" Our full response to the Scottish Government’s decision to make £500m of spending cuts:

“While Scotland’s fiscal pressures are partly a result of UK Government spending decisions, the Scottish Government is not powerless to act.” Our co-director Laurie Macfarlane quoted in Steph Brawn’s article on today’s £500m spending cuts. thenational.scot/news/24560678.…

“While Scotland’s fiscal pressures are partly a result of UK government spending decisions, the Scottish government is not powerless to act.” Co-director Laurie Macfarlane quoted in The Times and The Sunday Times Scotland on how £500m of spending cuts might have been avoided. thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…

Today, the Scottish Government set out its Programme for Government 2024-25. Commenting on the publication, our Co-Director Miriam Brett said:

Responding to the Programme for Government and the pre-budget fiscal update, our Co-Director Miriam Brett spoke with Good Morning Scotland:

I spoke with Good Morning Scotland on how fiscal constraints will undermine policy ambition, and the need to explore redistributive revenue raising options to protect public services, invest in a sustainable future and heal inequalities.

It has been a busy week in Scottish politics, with significant changes to public spending and a new Programme for Government for the year ahead. Our latest blog provides an overview of the key announcements and assesses implications for Scotland’s economy.futureeconomy.scot/posts/55-scotl…

Last week's New Economy Brief covered Future Economy Scotland's polling that found strong support for rent controls in Scotland. Sign up to our weekly newsletter to get our 5 minute digest of key economic news: neweconomybrief.net/sign-up

Pensioners face a hard winter amid the cost-of-living crisis. We need reinstate the universal winter fuel payments, as well as fast-tracking policy measures to support a just transition to net zero to lower household fuel bills. Our co-director Miriam Brett on ScotlandTonight

Scotland faces a fiscal crisis and the £500m in cuts will undermine policy ambition. We cannot cut our way to a fairer, greener, more prosperous economy. We need to harness redistributive revenue-raising measures. Our co-director Miriam Brett with Colin Mackay on ScotlandTonight.

The Grangemouth oil refinery closure with the loss of 400 jobs shows what happens when we fail to provide a roadmap for a just transition. It’s essential that the UK and Scottish Governments take proactive steps to restructure our industrial base in a way that protects workers.

NEW: Critics of rent controls say that “all economists know they don’t work, and have failed everywhere they’ve been tried”. But is this actually true? In our new long-read, Laurie Macfarlane finds the evidence is far more nuanced: futureeconomy.scot/posts/57-can-r…

We often hear that “all economists agree rent controls don’t work”. But is this actually true? My new long-read for @futureeconscot looks at the evidence – and finds the reality is far more nuanced than is often claimed. Some key points 🧵 futureeconomy.scot/posts/57-can-r…

The Scottish Government has pledged to introduce rent controls, but some critics say they never work. What does the evidence say? Read our new analysis by Laurie Macfarlane futureeconomy.scot/posts/57-can-r…

It is often claimed that rent controls never work. But is this actually true? Our new analysis looks at the evidence, and finds that well-designed rent controls could help tackle Scotland’s housing crisis futureeconomy.scot/posts/57-can-r…

We were privileged to join Mariana Mazzucato in a session with John Swinney and Kate Forbes MSP to discuss how a mission-oriented approach could transform Scotland’s economy Read our latest report with UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose here: futureeconomy.scot/publications/6…