With war breaking out in Iran and the broader Middle East in the past month, market uncertainty has ratcheted up again. One thing is clear, however:…

Oil and gas prices have fluctuated significantly since 28 February, but what is undeniable is the increase in levels…

The former OBR chair has taken aim at the chancellor, but he misunderstands the scope of the watchdog’s role in shaping economic policy

It has almost become a ritual – an article of faith that is repeated endlessly in the Scottish Parliament…

From João Sousa, Deputy Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde; Former Senior Fiscal Analyst, Office for Budget Responsibility, Glasgow, UK

The UK Budget is still more than a week away, but it feels very long in the tooth already…

Imagine you’re heading out for a walk. You really want it to be dry, but your weather forecast app says it’s more likely than not that it will rain. You chance it…

Nobody is safe from weaponized government

A few weeks ago, we announced our exciting plans to celebrate the Fraser of Allander’s 50th anniversary. As part of this, we were thrilled to announce that we are hosting our first economic and…

Earlier today, Rachel Reeves announced in the House of Commons the outcome of the Spending Review for both resource and capital budgets across…

It’s been a busy week of events and announcements. The week kicked off with an announcement on a UK-EU trade deal. Some of the details on this are…

For Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham, there was only one story, one mission. It was not about what happens next with the manager; that can wait. It was about grasping an opportunity that does not come around very often, about emerging from what has felt like a generation’s worth of jibes; about winning. On a golden night for their longsuffering followers, they chased the baggage from their backs, they changed the narrative. Yet again, Postecoglou won in his second season at a club. For the first time since 2008, Spurs got their hands on a trophy. Continue reading...

It was good news all around for Rachel Reeves yesterday, it seemed, as the ONS announced that their first estimate of GDP growth for the first quarter…

Despite was the US President says, tariff is – among economists – far from the most beautiful word in the English language. But it’s the word of the week…

The Chancellor may have tried to portray it otherwise, but her words in the Commons and the length of the scorecard of measures published by the OBR…

When is a Chancellor statement to the House of Commons a “major fiscal event”? The latest iteration of the Charter for Budget Responsibility says that

FAI Director Mairi Spowage and Deputy Director João Sousa join economist Jack Williamson to discuss the latest economic data, Scottish Budget Report, and key dates in 2025. The trio are then joined…

We have now had some more time to digest the announcements from yesterday’s budget, and we’re publishing some more reaction