Senior Research Fellow at @IPPRScotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined August 2022
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From the interviews we conducted, I think there's a lot of potential for the Scottish parliament to be better because x-party MSPs themselves are frustrated with how it works. But they're held back by the way the institution works and the wider political ecosystem.
📢 NEW REPORT
It's not just the public who are disillusioned with the politics and policymaking in Holyrood. MSPs themselves have been feeling the malasie.
We know because former high profile MSPs told us so in a series of “exit interviews”.
Read more ⤵️ippr.org/articles/rebuilding…
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Anyone - particularly the cynics among us - who spends even 30 seconds watching Holyrood knows this is the case, but pretty arresting to see it laid out so clearly by an MSP
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Many are claiming this analysis proves that Scotland’s 48% top tax rate reduced revenue. While it’s useful analysis, the data doesn’t support such a definitive conclusion.
Here’s why we should treat it with some caution🧵
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With the Holyrood election less than a week away,
@stephenboydecon writes for @prospect_uk on how Scotland's parties have failed to confront the scale of the challenge that awaits them in the next parliament.
Read here ⬇️
prospectmagazine.co.uk/polit…
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“It’s essential that the UK and Scottish governments work together to ensure this project is pushed forward and that ground is broken on the factory ASAP."
Read our response to Vesta's decision to invest in a new nacelle & hub factory in Scotland⤵️
ippr.org/media-office/ippr-s…
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🗳️Voters in Hamilton have shown they want to a fairer, greener future, but can Scottish politicians afford to be complacent? Certainly not.
✅2026 cannot be a contest mired in negativity but a battle for the high ground.
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‘National success can’t be measured solely through GDP, as it says nothing at all about whether work is fulfilling - it’s not the be all and end all’
First Minister @NicolaSturgeon @ScotGovFM outlines the Scottish Government’s approach to wellbeing at our #EconomicJustice event
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"After a succession of disasters...very few economists subscribe to the crowding out, weak multiplier hypothesis"
@williamnhutton on top form, citing @IPPR @carsjung
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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The thing about "the UK’s tax burden is now at a record high", is that this is also true for almost all countries 📈
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Important clarification - we have been speculating about whether the compensation for public sector employers due to the increased NICs is included in the £3.4bn for 2025-26 - our understanding now is that it is NOT included, it will be additional and negotiated between HMT+depts
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NEW microsimulation modelling from @jrf_uk.
Following #Budget2024 and the latest OBR forecasts, we find average disposable incomes are now set to fall across the parliament.
By October 2029, the average family is set to be £770/yr worse off in real terms compared with today. 1/
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What to make of #Budget2024 ? Reforming fiscal rules, raising investment and increasing tax revenues to support public services all mark a shift in the right direction. Higher investment is essential to overcoming prolonged economic stagnation @IPPRScotland
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"The £3.4 billion allocated to Scotland will not resolve all the long-term funding challenges of @scotgov but it could provide a much-needed boost to struggling public services such as health and education."
IPPR Scotland director @stephenboydecon reacts to #Budget2024 ⤵️
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The government’s commitment to invest in decarbonising energy-intensive industries is very welcome. However, we urge caution over the extent to which the government relies on carbon capture and storage (CCS)
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Earth is likely to have its hottest year on record – again
NASA’s top climate scientist says the planet is being tested and ‘we have not yet passed that test’.
@JuliaElenaMusto
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Looks like “what they would have wanted” was a minor twentieth century thing that blew up in the 21st - @jemgilbert @NotJustYouHere @KeirMilburn #ACFM
books.google.com/ngrams/grap…
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NEW: the UK has had the lowest investment in the G7 in 24 out of the last 30 years. Public investment - eg core infrastructure - can boost productivity across the economy, but it's set to fall steeply over the next five years. To boost economic growth it needs to rise, not fall.
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⏰ | NEW REPORT: The UK has a glaring national security blind spot—climate shocks are threatening our food, energy, and economic security. In this paper, we outline the key risks and present a plan to better identify and manage them.
ippr.org/articles/security-b…
We (still) need to replace council tax with a progressive system of local taxation scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…
