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Juanpe Castro

@jujupepe.bsky.social
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Economist at @futureeconscot.bsky.social‬

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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Scotland faces a looming fiscal gap. But that doesn’t mean cuts are inevitable. Giving evidence to The Scottish Parliament @jujupepe.bsky.social explained why "efficiencies" aren't enough to close the gap & provide the upfront investment needed to strengthen public services.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our economist @jujupepe.bsky.social gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament on Scotland’s just transition and the future of green jobs. Watch the clip below👇 And read our report, Delivering a Just Transition for Scotland’s Fossil Fuel Workers, for more: www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This week I gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament' on the sustainability of Scotland's tax and spending plans. A short snippet below on why the government should not just invest ScotWind revenues strategically through a wealth fund, but also take public equity stakes in future ScotWind rounds.
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Meeting the Scottish Government's poverty eradication, NHS improvement, and climate goals will require more public resources. @miriambrett.bsky.social explains why the governemnt'current strategy of closing the fiscal gap through 'efficiency' savings could be harmful and proposes an alternative.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Audit Scotland’s new report echoes many of the shortcomings we identified with the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round. But more can be done to ensure the wealth generated by Scotland's offshore wind is widely shared. Read our full response: www.futureeconomy.scot/press/447-re...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Scotland's oil and gas workforce shrunk by more than a quarter in a decade. But our analysis shows the green energy workforce could grow by around 40,000 jobs by 2030. Here we set out why North Sea decline makes accelerating the green transition more urgent: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/619-fo...
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 09/09/2026
Recent AI cyber attack events have shown that capabilities are advancing faster than our abilities to control them. Fierce competition is driving firms to release models fast. Even if they are safe under testing conditions, they aren't necessarily safe when deployed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
While aspects of the Programme for Government are commendable, relying on optimistic efficiencies to close the budget gap poses serious risks. Read our full response: www.futureeconomy.scot/press/382-fe...
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A really helpful overview of the North Sea's future which gets to grips with the real nuts and bolts of the situation. Don't believe the hype. It's corporate owners motivated by profits who are closing down oilfields, not environmental legislation.
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Drilling in Rosebank and Jackdaw will not deliver energy security or an economic boost for UK households. Our latest @futureeconscot.bsky.social blog argues the North Sea is in long-term decline and only a rapid transition to green energy can deliver a prosperous, resilient future.
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Four reasons more drilling won't save the North Sea
Sustained economic prosperity and energy security will only come from a green transition.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
NEW: Four reasons more drilling won't save the North Sea Our latest blog looks at why the economic case for further drilling doesn't stack up. And why long-term prosperity instead depends on accelerating the transition to green energy. Read in full: www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/619-fo...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Scotland’s short-term funding boost masks a looming fiscal crunch. Public service reform alone won’t close the gap – tax rises are needed to protect services. Read our full response to the latest @scotfisccomm.bsky.social update: www.futureeconomy.scot/press/381-re...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Income per head grew faster in Scotland in 2024 than in the rest of the UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 GDHI per head grew 7.2% to £24,283 – now 93.5% of the UK average, up from a low of 91.3% in 2018. Scotland grew faster than every UK region except Northern Ireland. 🧵
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A just transition isn't only about replacing jobs. It's about creating good jobs, strengthening domestic industries & ensuring economic benefits of the transition stay in Scotland. Read the full briefing by @hannawheatley.bsky.social & @jujupepe.bsky.social www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
futureeconomy.scot
Scotland's Just Transition: Priorities for the new Parliament
Our assessment of the key policy priorities for the new parliamentary term.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
NEW: May’s election reaffirmed Scotland's commitment to delivering a just transition. What must the new Parliament do to deliver this in practice? Our new briefing identifies the key policy priorities for the new parliamentary term 🧵
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
📉 Scotland's latest greenhouse gas statistics are out today. Emissions fell by just 1% in 2024 - one of the smallest annual reductions on record. Scotland is still reducing emissions, but progress has slowed sharply just as the hardest part of the net zero transition begins.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📣 NEW: What do Scotland’s 2026 election manifestos mean for the just transition? Today we release an independent, evidence-based assessment of how manifestos match the scale of the challenge.🧵
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Laurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NEW: What’s driving Scotland’s cost-of-living crisis? Households have been squeezed by a pincer movement of weak wage growth + rising prices. Our new @futureeconscot.bsky.social deep dive on the cost of living 🧵 www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/488-el...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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...
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Private finance won’t fix Scotland’s nature crisis – only public investment can
Private investors aren’t funding new woodlands – we need public investment to step in instead.
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ourpower.bsky.social @ourpower.scot · 10/04/2026
We need renewables manufacturing in Scotland! That doesn't happen without more public investment in workers in Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🚨 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.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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...
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Cutting public sector jobs when public services are already stretched risks real harm, to services and those most reliant on them. Moving towards a preventative public service provision model will require more investment over the next parliament, not less! Important new report by IPPR Scotland.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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 🧵
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Beautiful weekend up north opening the hiking season.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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:
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Five Tax Reforms for a Just Transition
Our top tax recommendations for the next parliament.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📢 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...
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Our new @futureeconscot.bsky.social report calls for tax reform to protect public services and fund a just transition — setting out proposals across income tax, council tax and beyond that are revenue positive, progressive, and good for Scotland's economy, while protecting lower-income households.
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Grazalema, in southern Spain, got as much rainfall yesterday as London gets in an average year.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
NEW: Scotland’s political leaders are under new pressure to replace the unfair council tax system. New polling from Tax Justice Scotland shows five times as many Scots back reform in the next Parliament as oppose it. 🧵
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🗓️ 100 days to the Scottish election! Our briefing, ‘Beyond Business-As-Usual’, sets out 11 priorities for the next parliament. Which do you most want to see?
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Beyond Business-As-Usual: Policy Priorities for the 2026 Scottish Election
Our bold, practical ideas to help Scotland rise to the scale of the challenges we face.
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The irony of austerity. Generous tax cuts via personal allowance increases - disproportionately benefiting middle and upper-middle earners - funded by freezing benefits for the poorest and cutting public services.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
NEW: Scotland’s Budget has delayed tough choices — not avoided them. With an election in May, caution was to be expected. But while some welcome measures were announced, the long-term challenges haven’t gone away. 🧵
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Scotland’s Budget: Tough Choices Delayed, Not Avoided
Our analysis of Scotland's Budget for 2026/27.
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Stephen Boyd @stephenboydippr.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Some early thoughts on the Scottish budget: Yet again, short-term politically driven tax changes with minimal real impact are prioritised over the development of a serious, long-term strategy to achieve the revenues necessary to deliver on the FM’s 4 key priorities. This can’t go on. 1/
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
In our latest @futureeconscot.bsky.social blog, we explore the implications for Scotland of yesterday's UK budget. Read more 👇
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Shell has exited its ScotWind projects, handing its lease back to Crown Estate Scotland and leaving questions as to what happens next. It's a stark reminder of the risks in relying on distant investors and fossil fuel giants to deliver Scotland’s renewable energy future. www.ft.com/content/b9d0...
ft.com
Shell abandons floating North Sea wind farm projects
UK energy group to focus on potentially more lucrative activities such as power trading
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
📬 Latest newsletter out today! From the upcoming 🗳️ Holyrood election & Scotland’s 🎯 industrial strategy, to 🌱 nature restoration, 💨 ScotWind, & a 👨‍🏭 just transition for workers & communities. ✉️ Sign up for insight on the choices shaping Scotland’s future: us17.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=910b...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
UK and Scottish governments have pledged £20m to transition North Sea workers into clean energy jobs - a vital step towards a fairer, cleaner economy. But as oil and gas decline accelerates, far more must be done to support workers and communities most affected. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan
Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognition
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 Since the 1960s, the fossil fuel industry has shaped Scotland’s economy and identity. After decades powering growth and jobs, this era is drawing to a close 🧵 www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🚨 NEW: We’ve been told for years that private finance will fix Scotland’s nature crisis. Our new research shows why it won’t – and sets out a bold public-led alternative. Highlights in 🧵 Read full report 👉 www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Instead of private finance, we need public investment for public goods – plus action on systemic barriers: 📈 Reducing financial uncertainty for landowners 💷 Tax reform 🌱 Fairer land ownership 🦌 Tackling deer numbers 👷‍♀️ Building skills & housing www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
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Juanpe Castro @jujupepe.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Trump's just announced 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical imports - with the exemption rules still unclear. 40% of Scotland's pharma exports go to the US. I explore our trading relationship, and how it might be impacted by tariffs in a new blog for @futureeconscot.bsky.social: t.co/YafkA8iiLD
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https://www.futureeconomy.scot/posts/322-how-are-trump-s-tariffs-impacting-scotland-s-economy
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸 NEW: How are Trump’s tariffs impacting Scotland’s economy? In a new blog, our economist @jujupepe.bsky.social explores the latest data, and finds that Scotland's exports are defying expectations – for now. But significant risks lie ahead.
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How are Trump’s tariffs impacting Scotland’s economy?
Scotland's exports are defying expectations – for now. But significant risks lie ahead.
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
📢 NEW: Scotland faces a stark choice: act boldly to shape the economy, or be shaped by global forces. Read our second report with @mazzucatom.bsky.social and @iipp-ucl.bsky.social on how to rethink the state around a mission-oriented approach: www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
NEW: Green jobs in Scotland increased by 7,500 over the past year, rising to a record high of 33,500 We welcome strong progress in areas like energy efficiency and low carbon vehicles, but some areas of concern remain 🧵
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
🏠 Completions under the Scottish Government’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme fell by 22% in 2024/25. The number of homes completed was 7,444, a fall of 2,070 compared to the previous financial year, and the lowest level since 2015/16 (exc. the first year of Covid-19) 🧵
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Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
NEW: Our analysis of ONS data shows private rents in Scotland have risen 32% since 2020, an average increase of £245/month. This outpaces inflation and previous rent trends. 🧵
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