Kerry Lorimer

Scotland-based freelance journalist

Recent articles

Personal insolvency data shows poor state of seaside town economies

Seaside towns dominate the latest rankings for personal bankruptcies, adding to evidence that... Read more
Progress in primary care improvement in Wales ‘limited’

Failure to accelerate reform within the Welsh primary care sector could jeopardise the... Read more
Worry over climate change on the rise, says poll

Public concerns over the environment have risen sharply over the last year, with four fifths of the... Read more
An independent Scotland ‘could be a global investment magnet’

An independent Scotland could become a bridge between the EU and the UK, and a “magnet for global... Read more
A local champion: Gail Macgregor

Kerry Lorimer meets Gail Macgregor, resources spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish... Read more
Scottish councils ‘need greater powers to benefit from devolution’

The Scottish Government will today be urged to give councils the fiscal and functional powers they... Read more
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

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