Really enjoyed my 6.5 years at Fraser of Allander Institute, and now looking forward to being part of Consumer Scotland Consumer Scotland

New paper with David Eiser and David Phillips in the NIER - "Stress testing the fiscal framework" - in which we argue that the emergency arrangements between HM Treasury and the devolved governments were crucial in helping these governments meet the challenges posed

🚨NEW. Read my NIER paper with David N.F. Bell and David Eiser on the devolved fiscal frameworks. 🦠 #COVID exposed weaknesses in the frameworks but ad-hoc changes and lots of money prevented a crisis. 🇪🇺🇬🇧 #Brexit potentially undermined underlying devo settlement. ⬇️⬇️

Latest Consumer Scotland energy affordability tracker examines how household finances and wellbeing affected by energy bills. Energy affordability has improved for most HHs over past year, but a high proportion of households still face challenges. consumer.scot/publications/e…