Kerry Lorimer

Scotland-based freelance journalist

Recent articles

Time to prepare - The looming issue of PFI contract expiry

As private finance initiative contracts start to expire, public bodies must ensure they inherit... Read more
New regimes set for power battle

Newly elected administrations in Scotland and Wales face issues caused by an increasingly... Read more
News analysis: New development levy set to boost revenue

How much money could local government raise from government plans to radically shake-up the process... Read more
Scottish Government calls for £80bn to recover from Covid-19

An £80bn stimulus package is needed to regenerate the economy and reduce inequality in the wake of... Read more
Getting started with the FM Code

Kerry Lorimer spoke to finance directors to find out how the new CIPFA financial management... Read more
Advisors call for greater fiscal autonomy

Scotland must have greater fiscal autonomy to deal with the economic fall-out of the coronavirus... Read more
Covid-19 effect on Scottish economy revealed

Scottish GDP slumped by almost a fifth during the first full month of lockdown, according to the... Read more
Study: Scottish basic income could lead to unprecedented fall in poverty

The introduction of a citizens’ basic income in Scotland would require a “massive fiscal effort” by... Read more
Brexit delay ‘would hit Scottish GDP’

An additional £3bn could be lost from the coronavirus-hit Scottish economy over the next two years... Read more
Covid funding deal for Scotland ‘deeply problematic’, says finance secretary

The Scottish Government has called for greater clarity from the Treasury over coronavirus-related... Read more

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