Kerry Lorimer

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

Scottish economy ‘must change’ to off-set job losses through automation

An overhaul of Scottish economic and social policy will be needed in the face of global automation... Read more
Taxation will be focal point of Scottish budget

The Scottish Government’s draft budget this month will reveal not only the impact of an improving... Read more
Give deprivation greater weight in Scottish council grants, says watchdog

Deprivation must be better reflected in the allocation of funding to Scotland’s local authorities,... Read more
CIPFA Scotland debate: are health boards ‘back to square one’?

Although the Scottish Government has taken a ‘step in the right direction’, panellists at CIPFA’s... Read more
Scottish police ‘could struggle to balance the books’

Policing in Scotland still faces “considerable challenges” in achieving financial sustainability... Read more
Brexit ‘stretching government to breaking point’

The process of extracting the UK from the European Union will stretch the system of government “... Read more
Scottish health and social care boards urged to plan long term

Budgetary pressures and a lack of long-term financial planning are undermining ambitious plans to... Read more
Scotland: tourist tax ripe for discussion

Greater fiscal autonomy for Scottish councils is shaping up to be one of the key battlegrounds... Read more
Scottish councils demand funding boost citing unsustainable services

Scottish councils have called for a 2.5% increase in funding in the forthcoming budget, saying... Read more
Scottish health and social care merger plans ‘hampered by lack of leadership’

Ambitious plans to merge health and social care in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of... Read more

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