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Election podcast #2 with special guest Peter MacMahon

We’re back for out second election podcast, sneaking in here just before the Easter weekend. In this week’s podcast, Mairi Spowage and Emma Congreve reflect on the first full week of the election campaign and the themes that came up in this week’s leaders debate.

We also have a guest segment from Peter MacMahon, ITV Border’s Political Editor, to talk about the big political themes as well as what is on table policy wise this election, nationally and in the south of Scotland specifically.

Poverty and inequality: looking pre- and post- pandemic

Article / Poverty / March 24, 2021 March 24, 2021

Tomorrow we will see the latest statistics on income and poverty in Scotland and across the UK. Unfortunately, these statistics won’t be able to tell us about the impact of coronavirus on household incomes as the data will be for the 2019/20 financial year. However, the data will be important in helping us to understand whether poverty was falling pre-pandemic and what else will need to happen once the worst effects of the pandemic recede if we are to meet the ambitions set out in the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act.

Fraser of Allander Institute Election Webinar, 24th March 2021

Article / Scottish Economy / March 24, 2021 March 24, 2021

Today we hosted an Election Webinar to kick start our upcoming election analysis. The webinar was chaired by Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, and she will be joined by special guest Professor Sir John Curtice.

Homeworking in Scotland, an insight from the latest Economic Commentary

Article / Coronavirus, Scottish Economy / March 19, 2021 March 17, 2021

Back in December, we discussed homeworking and whether this new way of working was here to stay. The opinions of businesses and employees were mixed at the end of 2020.

Covid-19 impact on the Tourism and Hospitality Sector, an insight from the latest Economic Commentary

Article / Scottish Economy / March 18, 2021 March 17, 2021

While COVID-19 has had a significant impact on all sectors of the UK economy, some have been disproportionately affected by this health and economic crisis. In particular, tourism and hospitality suffered notable losses from the pandemic.

Today’s Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary in 10 bullet points

Article / FAI Publications, Scottish Economy, UK Economy / March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021

Today’s FAI Economic Commentary summarised in 10 key points, the commentary is produced quarterly and provides a snapshot of the Scottish economy.

FAI Economic Commentary: One year on, the pandemic still constricts growth but sentiment improves for the future

Article / FAI Publications, Scottish Economy, UK Economy / March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021

One year on, the pandemic still constricts growth but sentiment improves for the future. After a year of economic pain and ongoing uncertainty, certain sectors in the economy continue to bear the brunt.

The latest Fraser of Allander Scottish Business Monitor with Addleshaw Goddard

Article / FAI Publications, Scottish Economy / February 10, 2021 March 5, 2021

This week we published our latest Scottish Business Monitor in partnership with Addleshaw Goddard. You can read the latest Scottish Business Monitor here. Scottish businesses remain optimistic despite uncertainty.

Welcome to 2021!

Article / Scottish Economy / January 14, 2021 January 15, 2021

2021 has already given us plenty of surprises and no doubt more are on their way. Whatever is going on, rest assured that here at the Fraser we are doing our best to work out and share what this means for the Scottish economy. Governments, firms, and individuals all have a stake in our economy, and our work aims to cover the issues (and hopefully, one day, opportunities) facing them all. As well as our usual commentary on whatever comes our way, here is a overview of the projects we have up our sleeve for this next year.

Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary Webinar, December 2020

Video / FAI Publications / December 18, 2020 February 19, 2021

The latest Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary webinar was hosted on Tuesday. The webinar was chaired by Graeme Roy, Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, who was joined by guests Douglas Farish, Deloitte’s Edinburgh Office Senior Partner and the new Auditor General, Stephen Boyle. Graeme was also joined by Mairi Spowage, Deputy Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, and David Eiser who heads up the Institute’s Fiscal Analysis.