Inflation
State of the economy: October 2022
Author / Creator: Chief Economist
Media type: Report
Date published:
Recent developments in the global and Scottish economy and an analysis of the performance of, and outlook for, the Scottish economy.
The Cost of Living Crisis in Scotland: analytical report
Author / Creator: APS Group Scotland
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
The cost of living crisis presents serious economic and social challenges for the least well off.
Why we don’t need to fear inflation
Author / Creator: Richard Murphy
Media type: Video
Date published: 2022
What inflation is and how to cope with it.
The cost of living crisis is driven by greed and the Union
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published:
Boris Johnson's and the Chancellor’s woefully inadequate handling of the economy, which has been battered by the pandemic, catastrophic events in Ukraine and spiralling energy prices, are in danger of leaving the UK stuck with the tag, “the poor man of Europe”.
Year of the Squeeze
Author / Creator: Torsten Bell
Media type: Article
Date published:
The latest labour market data suggests the real problem facing the labour market is stagnant wages.
Resilience Economics, an Economic Model for Scotland’s Recovery.
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2020
We need a resilient economy, one which creates the good jobs that give people the income to live good lives now. It must have the security to make us confident we can live good lives in the future. It must be useful, diverse, and non-exploitative. It can not contain high levels of risk, or which falls over in a crisis. This resilient economy must be based on a resilient environment, able to regenerate itself and sustain our lives now and in the future.