The idea that lots of people would relocate based purely on income tax rates was always nonsense. Good to see this backed up empirically HMRC

In person tickets in Scottish Parliament are now sold out, but there's still online availability for the 'Land Reform for a Wellbeing Economy' event, which starts at 6pm today.

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Looking forward to speaking at this event tomorrow on the role of land reform in delivering a wellbeing economy

6pm at the Scottish Parliament - or join online:

Newly published in the latest Political Quarterly: 'The Fundamentals of Public Ownership: Learning from UK Historical Experience and Recent Scottish Policy'. I co--authored this article with my colleagues Gerry McCartney and Jim Phillips. You can read it free here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

What should we make of the Scottish government’s decision to scrap its 2030 emissions reduction target? Future Economy Scotland co-director Laurie Macfarlane spoke to Moya Lothian-McLean.

Is Scotland half way to net zero?

Emissions have fallen by about half the baseline level.

But outside electricity and waste, virtually no progress since the Climate Change (Scotland) Act was passed.

Heating, transport and agriculture have barely begun the transition.

I spoke to Novara Media about what Scotland dropping its 2030 net zero target means going forward

Thanks to Moya for a great discussion!

Scotland’s 2045 net zero target is still achievable — but only with a much bolder approach to policy

Our Co-Director Laurie Macfarlane spoke to Novara Media about Scotland dropping its 2030 climate target: youtu.be/_kdW423a50Q?si…

Following the ditching of the 2030 net zero target, the Scottish Government announced a raft of climate new policies

Tl;dr - some good things, which are overdue. But also a lot plans to make plans. It’s a start - but much more to do

Another helpful thread on the issue

Today, Scotland’s net zero minister Màiri McAllan, announced a raft of measures to support Scotland’s “just transition to net zero”, after confirming that the country’s 2030 climate target has been ditched. But how do these stack up in practice? Future Economy Scotland 🧵