Kerry Lorimer

Fewer than one in four senior local government figures believe boundary shake-up will tackle crisis in council finances

Read our deep dive into new governance arrangements in football. Will they clean up the beautiful game? publicfinance.co.uk/2023/03/their-…

'Former PM Brown backs football regulator' An independent regulator of UK football would improve the game’s governance and financial resilience, former prime minister Gordon Brown has told PF. publicfinance.co.uk/2023/03/former…

Analysis: cautious welcome for Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill Local authorities embrace powers to resuscitate town centres, but remain concerned over government intervention. publicfinance.co.uk/analysis/2022/…

IN DEPTH: Many believe that the public sector could operate with far lower levels of office space. But does selling off buildings present a risk? publicfinance.co.uk/feature/2022/0…

Pressure is growing on central banks to bear down on global inflation – but could raising borrowing rates create more problems than it solves? publicfinance.co.uk/news/2022/03/n…

The price of freedom - Has local government commercialisation succeeded? A wave of local authority commercialism has been hampered by the financial squeeze that unleashed it, finds Kerry Lorimer. publicfinance.co.uk/feature/2022/0…

News analysis: Experts have talked down chances of unsustainable spike in green asset valuations. publicfinance.co.uk/analysis/2021/…

Review of #fiscal framework should be accelerated to ensure @scotgov has the powers it needs to drive economic recovery, according to new report

New monthly figures estimate GDP fell 18.9% in April, as Scottish Government unveils £230m "return to work" package

Scottish Government @scotgov warns of 1.1% hit to GDP by end of 2022 if extension to #Brexit transition period is not negotiated

"Planned and orderly return to business is better than speed and disorder": economy secretary @FionaHyslop says Scotland will take precautionary approach to easing restrictions

Former @North_Ayrshire chief @ElmaMurWall appointed interim chair of local government watchdog @AccCommScot as Graham Sharp steps down for health reasons

Finance secretary @KateForbesMSP calls for increased borrowing powers under the fiscal framework, which @AuditorGenScot says is under "unexpected and unprecedented pressure" because of #covid19

'Coronavirus threatens Scottish budget' The Scottish budget could be at risk if the coronavirus pandemic has a disproportionate fiscal impact north of the border, economists have warned. publicfinance.co.uk/news/2020/04/c…

Chief economist @scotgov warns that the longer measures stay in place, the greater the impact on public finances and the less the scope for a fiscal stimulus to boost recovery

"Likely to be a long road to recovery": growth warning for Scottish economy in wake of restrictions

No longer "realistic or reasonable" for Scottish councils to deliver ambitious childcare expansion: statutory duty suspended in wake of pandemic

Economic, social and political divergence between Scotland and the rest of the UK can only continue to grow, finance secretary Kate Forbes tells @public_finance_ magazine

Stephen Boyle to take on top #audit role at critical time for Scottish public services