🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌱 It's time to accept reality - private finance isn't going to fix Scotland's nature crisis. It's time for a reset in Scotland’s approach to nature restoration. New blog by @hannawheatley.bsky.social www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/460-ti...

Surely this week's news about the breakdown of Scottish Government's nature finance pilot means its time for a reset in Scotland's approach to restoration? My latest blog for @futureeconscot.bsky.social ⬇️ www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/460-ti...

NEW: Private finance won’t fix Scotland’s nature crisis - only public investment can. As featured exclusively in today's @theguardian.com, private investment isn’t going to deliver the nature restoration Scotland needs. Read our new guest blog by Tom Gegg: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/459-pr...

EXCLUSIVE in @theguardian.com: a £100m nature finance deal collapsed - & MSPs weren’t told. Featuring our work on nature restoration and a new guest blog, it’s clear: private investment isn’t going to deliver the nature restoration Scotland needs. Read coverage: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

ICYMI: Our latest election spotlight analysis finds 65,000 more Scottish children would be living in relative poverty today if Scotland’s poverty rate matched the UK’s. But action needs to be stepped up in the next Parliament to meet targets. Read in full: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/457-el...

🚨 Election Spotlight: Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland Scotland has made real progress but 110,000 more children must be lifted out of poverty to meet 2030 targets.

Scotland has shown that ambitious policy can bring child poverty down. But action needs to be stepped up in the next Parliament to meet targets. Our new analysis ⬇️

Exclusive coverage of our latest research on child poverty in featured in @scotnational.bsky.social today. We find that 65,000 children are being kept out of poverty in Scotland thanks to devolved policy decisions. Read the full article 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2600555...

🚨NEW: Scotland’s ‘social contract’ keeps 65,000 children out of poverty Child poverty would be significantly higher if Scotland’s poverty rate matched the UK’s. But there’s more work to do ⬇️

Tomorrow our co-director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social will join a webinar hosted by the @scottishtuc.bsky.social to discuss how to fix Scotland’s broken public services. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/98e687...

💡 Election Spotlight: Scotland’s Net Zero challenge Our blog explores the gap between Scotland’s climate ambition + delivery — and what the next Parliament must do to close it. By @hannawheatley.bsky.social.

NEW: Scotland has passed the world’s first Community Wealth Building Act ✊ But how do we ensure it delivers on its transformative potential? Read our new interview with @neilmcinroy.bsky.social: 👉 www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/456-fr...

Scotland’s renewable energy should benefit all of us. We’re backing the movement for: ♻️ Community-owned renewables 🍃 A public stake in offshore wind 🏭 Renewable manufacturing based in Scotland Join the #OurPower movement 👉 bit.ly/Our-power

💡 Election spotlight: Scotland's Net Zero Challenge Our new blog examines the gap between climate ambition and delivery – and the challenge facing the next Parliament to close it 🧵

🚨 Join us for the launch of 'Our Power', a new campaign to highlight what a better energy system for Scotland could look like 📅 Wednesday 1 April, 6-8 pm 📍 Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street, Glasgow G41 1BA Register for free here:

We welcome the @scottishgreens.org pledge to replace Scotland’s Air Departure Tax with a Frequent Flyer Levy, as our recent paper set out. Here’s why it makes sense 🧵⬇️

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The next Scottish election will shape Scotland’s economy for generations. Our briefing 'Beyond Business as Usual' sets out a bold agenda for a fairer, greener, more resilient economy. Take a look 📄 www.futureeconomy.scot/publications... Summary👇

📣 TOMORROW: Sharing our wealth to fund Scotland’s future 💰 What does the Scottish public think about wealth inequality & wealth taxation? 🌱 How could tax reforms support a just transition? Join us & @weallscotland.bsky.social to find out! 🎟️ Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/wellb...

NEW: We often hear that Scotland’s more progressive income tax is “driving people out the country.” New HMRC data shows the opposite. Far more taxpayers are moving to Scotland than leaving it. Let’s look at the data 🧵

📣 EVENT: Sharing our wealth to fund Scotland’s future 💰 What does the Scottish public think about wealth inequality & wealth taxation? 🌱 How could tax reforms support a just transition? Join us & @weallscotland.bsky.social, next week, to find out! 🎟️ Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/wellb...

Join us this Friday 👇

To mark the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, our co-director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social joined Edinburgh's Library of Mistakes to discuss the role of capitalism in shaping the next 50 years. Watch in full 🎥 www.youtube.com/live/qBN17S_...

📣 On 20 March, our Co-Director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social will be speaking at Scotland’s Economics Festival. He’ll be taking part in two sessions exploring the future of Scotland’s economy - the challenges ahead, and the opportunities too.

'A just transition isn't free. But the cost of inaction is higher.' Some useful ideas from fellow #TaxJusticeScotland members @futureeconscot.bsky.social on how we can fairly raise more money to invest in climate action 🔽

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 5 tax reforms for a fairer, greener Scotland 👇 ⬇️ Download the report, Funding Scotland’s Future: Tax Reform for a Just Transition, to dive deeper. www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, our co-director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social will be discussing the role of capitalism in shaping the next 50 years. 🗓️ Wed 11 Mar, 18:30 📍 Library of Mistakes, Edinburgh Tickets 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-smith-...

Was great to see so many people at our event in Parliament last night. Clearly lots of appetite for bold tax reform in the next parliament. Thanks to all the speakers, and to everyone who gave up their evening to join us 🙏

Thanks to everyone who came along to our event in Parliament last night. We had a full house discussing tax reform for a sustainable future 👏

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Today at the Scottish Parliament we’re discussing 5 tax reforms from Funding Scotland’s Future - our new report from Future Economy Scotland on how to fund a fairer, greener Scotland. 📕 Download your copy of the report. www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...

To mark the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, our co-director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social has been invited by Edinburgh's Library of Mistakes to discuss the role of capitalism in shaping the next 50 years. 🗓️ Wed 11 March, 18:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-smith-...

Last week, we launched Funding Scotland’s Future - setting out 5 tax reforms for a fairer, greener Scotland. Tomorrow, we’re taking the conversation to the Scottish Parliament. Join our expert panel as they unpack the proposals. Details in 🧵

Tomorrow, join our co-director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social as he discusses the transition to net zero, for the next episode of foreCASt - the @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social's election insights series. 🗓️ 10.00 - 11.00am, Tuesday 3 March www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forecast-t...

THIS WEEK: Join us at Scottish Parliament to discuss Funding Scotland's Future. A fantastic panel of speakers will unpack how tax reform can help Scotland achieve a just transition to a fair future. 🗓️ Thurs 5 March, 17:30, Committee Room 3. Book your free place: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-sc...

One question stifles progress in Scotland more than any other: 'how will we pay for it?' But with five tax reforms, Scotland can raise £2.3bn to protect public services and deliver a just transition. Read how in our latest blog by @jujupepe.bsky.social:

Interested in how we can most effectively fund Scotland’s future? Come to our free event in the Scottish Parliament next week. Find out more and register to attend below ⬇️

📢 New @futureeconscot.bsky.social report: 'Funding Scotland's Future' One question stifles progress in Scotland more than any other: 'how will we pay for it?' Our new report provides some answers 🧵

📢 Our new report, Funding Scotland’s Future: Tax Reform for a Just Transition, has made the front page of @scotsman.com. It sets out credible, progressive reforms that could raise £2.3bn a year, support climate goals, and protect those on lower incomes. ⬇️ www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...

NEW: Scotland can raise £2.3bn a year to protect its social contract and reach net zero, according to our new report released today. Watch👇 Read on for more 🧵

Today we are at the @scottishgreens.org conference in Glasgow. Great to speak with Ariane Burgess MSP about restoring nature as a public good. Come and say hi you are here 👋

📣 Join our Co-Director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social at Scotland’s Economics Festival on 20 March with two sessions exploring the future of Scotland’s economy. 🕓 16:50 WHERE ECOLOGY & THE ECONOMY COLLIDE www.tickettailor.com/events/scotl... 🕕 18:20 SHARING OUR WEALTH www.tickettailor.com/events/scotl...

EVENT: Funding Scotland's Future – Tax Reform for a Just Transition. Join us for a timely discussion in the Scottish Parliament with a fantastic panel of speakers. 🗓️ 5 March, 17:30, Committee Room 3. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-sc...

We welcome the release of 'No Time to Lose', the final report of the second Just Transition Commission. It highlights that while progress has fallen short of what is needed, a just transition is still possible. A fitting parting message for a Commission that has done such important work 👏

Scotland passed the world’s first Community Wealth Building Bill. Why do we need economic democracy? What are the advantages and areas of potential pitfalls in the bill? And where does Scotland go from here? Read the @futureeconscot.bsky.social paper by @neilmcinroy.bsky.social and I here:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This is a historic moment. The Scottish Parliament has just passed the world’s first Community Wealth Building law - a major milestone in the fight for economic justice.

Yesterday, our Co-Director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social spoke in the Scottish Parliament about how to deliver a just energy transition for Scotland's fossil fuel workers. Read our plan 👇 www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...

📰 @scotnational.bsky.social reports new polling showing a majority of Scots back council tax reform. Another clear signal that people want a fairer system - based on ability to pay, not outdated property bands. www.thenational.scot/news/2580868...

Our Co-Director @lmacfarlane.bsky.social was among those asked by Holyrood Magazine to outline priorities for Scotland’s economy over the next 5 years 📈

Restoring wetlands, especially peatlands, is key to meeting climate and nature targets. But it will only work with fairer, smarter public investment and by tackling the barriers to nature restoration. 🎥Watch our video or read our report this #WorldWetlandsDay www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...

Scotland has committed to community wealth building. But ambition alone won’t deliver change. Our new report explores what scaling up CWB really requires. 🎥 Watch @neilmcinroy.bsky.social from @democracycollab.bsky.social explain what comes next👇 ⬇️ Report: www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...

🌱💷 Our recent report and evidence on peatland restoration and private finance was raised by @ariane-burgess.bsky.social during the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee. 🎥 Watch the clip below. 📗 Read the report in full: www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...