NEW: Private finance won’t fix Scotland’s nature crisis - only public investment can.
As featured exclusively in today's @theguardian.com, private investment isn’t going to deliver the nature restoration Scotland needs.
Read our new guest blog by Tom Gegg: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/459-pr...
We need renewables manufacturing in Scotland!
That doesn't happen without more public investment in workers in Scotland! 🏴
🚨 Election Spotlight: Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland
Scotland has made real progress but 110,000 more children must be lifted out of poverty to meet 2030 targets.
NEW: Scotland has passed the world’s first Community Wealth Building Act ✊
But how do we ensure it delivers on its transformative potential?
Read our new interview with @neilmcinroy.bsky.social:
👉 www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/456-fr...
Cutting public sector jobs when public services are already stretched risks real harm, to services and those most reliant on them. Moving towards a preventative public service provision model will require more investment over the next parliament, not less! Important new report by IPPR Scotland.
Last week, we launched Funding Scotland’s Future - setting out 5 tax reforms for a fairer, greener Scotland. Tomorrow, we’re taking the conversation to the Scottish Parliament.
Join our expert panel as they unpack the proposals.
Details in 🧵
Beautiful weekend up north opening the hiking season.
One question stifles progress in Scotland more than any other: 'how will we pay for it?'
But with five tax reforms, Scotland can raise £2.3bn to protect public services and deliver a just transition.
Read how in our latest blog by @jujupepe.bsky.social:
📢 Our new report, Funding Scotland’s Future: Tax Reform for a Just Transition, has made the front page of @scotsman.com.
It sets out credible, progressive reforms that could raise £2.3bn a year, support climate goals, and protect those on lower incomes.
⬇️ www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
Our new @futureeconscot.bsky.social report calls for tax reform to protect public services and fund a just transition — setting out proposals across income tax, council tax and beyond that are revenue positive, progressive, and good for Scotland's economy, while protecting lower-income households.
Grazalema, in southern Spain, got as much rainfall yesterday as London gets in an average year.
Restoring wetlands, especially peatlands, is key to meeting climate and nature targets.
But it will only work with fairer, smarter public investment and by tackling the barriers to nature restoration.
🎥Watch our video or read our report this #WorldWetlandsDay
www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
NEW: Scotland’s political leaders are under new pressure to replace the unfair council tax system.
New polling from Tax Justice Scotland shows five times as many Scots back reform in the next Parliament as oppose it. 🧵
🗓️ 100 days to the Scottish election!
Our briefing, ‘Beyond Business-As-Usual’, sets out 11 priorities for the next parliament.
Which do you most want to see?
The irony of austerity. Generous tax cuts via personal allowance increases - disproportionately benefiting middle and upper-middle earners - funded by freezing benefits for the poorest and cutting public services.
NEW: Scotland’s Budget has delayed tough choices — not avoided them.
With an election in May, caution was to be expected. But while some welcome measures were announced, the long-term challenges haven’t gone away. 🧵
Some early thoughts on the Scottish budget:
Yet again, short-term politically driven tax changes with minimal real impact are prioritised over the development of a serious, long-term strategy to achieve the revenues necessary to deliver on the FM’s 4 key priorities. This can’t go on. 1/
In our latest @futureeconscot.bsky.social blog, we explore the implications for Scotland of yesterday's UK budget. Read more 👇
Shell has exited its ScotWind projects, handing its lease back to Crown Estate Scotland and leaving questions as to what happens next.
It's a stark reminder of the risks in relying on distant investors and fossil fuel giants to deliver Scotland’s renewable energy future.
www.ft.com/content/b9d0...
📬 Latest newsletter out today!
From the upcoming 🗳️ Holyrood election & Scotland’s 🎯 industrial strategy, to 🌱 nature restoration, 💨 ScotWind, & a 👨🏭 just transition for workers & communities.
✉️ Sign up for insight on the choices shaping Scotland’s future: us17.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=910b...
UK and Scottish governments have pledged £20m to transition North Sea workers into clean energy jobs - a vital step towards a fairer, cleaner economy.
But as oil and gas decline accelerates, far more must be done to support workers and communities most affected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨
Since the 1960s, the fossil fuel industry has shaped Scotland’s economy and identity.
After decades powering growth and jobs, this era is drawing to a close 🧵 www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
🚨 NEW: We’ve been told for years that private finance will fix Scotland’s nature crisis. Our new research shows why it won’t – and sets out a bold public-led alternative.
Highlights in 🧵
Read full report 👉 www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
Instead of private finance, we need public investment for public goods – plus action on systemic barriers:
📈 Reducing financial uncertainty for landowners
💷 Tax reform
🌱 Fairer land ownership
🦌 Tackling deer numbers
👷♀️ Building skills & housing
www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
Trump's just announced 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical imports - with the exemption rules still unclear.
40% of Scotland's pharma exports go to the US. I explore our trading relationship, and how it might be impacted by tariffs in a new blog for @futureeconscot.bsky.social: t.co/YafkA8iiLD
🏴🇺🇸 NEW: How are Trump’s tariffs impacting Scotland’s economy?
In a new blog, our economist @jujupepe.bsky.social explores the latest data, and finds that Scotland's exports are defying expectations – for now. But significant risks lie ahead.
📢 NEW: Scotland faces a stark choice: act boldly to shape the economy, or be shaped by global forces.
Read our second report with @mazzucatom.bsky.social and @iipp-ucl.bsky.social on how to rethink the state around a mission-oriented approach: www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
NEW: Green jobs in Scotland increased by 7,500 over the past year, rising to a record high of 33,500
We welcome strong progress in areas like energy efficiency and low carbon vehicles, but some areas of concern remain 🧵
🏠 Completions under the Scottish Government’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme fell by 22% in 2024/25. The number of homes completed was 7,444, a fall of 2,070 compared to the previous financial year, and the lowest level since 2015/16 (exc. the first year of Covid-19) 🧵
NEW: Our analysis of ONS data shows private rents in Scotland have risen 32% since 2020, an average increase of £245/month. This outpaces inflation and previous rent trends. 🧵
