I keep hearing the argument that MPs voted for Article 50 and so they are responsible for the mess we’re in. There is some element
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There were 19,936 reads of this blog yesterday, the tenth highest ever. If you want to know what that means it says that people in
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The UK has a complex tax system. Very large parts of it appear to be designed solely to assist the wealthy pay less tax. The
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I have already commented on the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland statement, issued today. What the statement suggests is that Scotland ran a deficit on
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I have had the GERS data for fifteen minutes when starting to write this. Don’t expect miracles as yet. But Table 1 told me most
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The biggest claim made by Brexiteers right now is that Remainers do not understand them. If only we tried a bit harder it would be
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To add another tax reform to my series on how to reform the tax system to reduce inequality in the UK, this one is yet
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Today is what is known as GERS day in Scotland. This means it is the day when the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland statement is published.
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COMMONSPACE FORUM: A Green New Deal for Scotland, with Richard Murphy Thursday 29 August, 7.30pm, Glasgow, Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street, G41 1BA FULL
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