Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

MSPs ask Westminster to review Scottish borrowing limits

Scottish ministers have asked the Treasury to review the Scottish Government’s borrowing limits “as... Read more
Scottish Government bail out of private companies necessary, says Mackay

The Scottish Government has defended its decision to bail out private companies after it was... Read more
Care ‘bearing brunt’ of acute sector pressures in Scotland

The integration of health and social care in Scotland is causing “severe difficulty” within the... Read more
Older Scottish universities ‘more able to withstand government cuts’

Scotland’s newer universities are bearing the brunt of cuts in government funding as they are less... Read more
Scottish economy contracts

GDP in Scotland fell by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, just above the rate for the UK as a... Read more
Scottish fiscal volatility could squeeze country’s borrowing powers

The Scottish Government’s borrowing powers are likely to come under increasing pressure due to the... Read more
Patel promises to ‘reset’ government’s relationship with police

Home secretary Priti Patel has pledged to reset the government’s relationship with “overworked and... Read more
Data delays ‘could hamper’ assignation of VAT revenues to Scotland

The assignation of almost £6bn in VAT revenues to the Scottish Government could be undermined by... Read more
Scottish steering group to act on funding

Ambiguity over the future of European structural funding post-Brexit has left economic development... Read more
Squeezed finances of Scottish NHS ‘impacting on services’

Health services across Scotland face “significant financial challenges”, with the integration of... Read more

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