One of the regular stream of commentators who claim that MMT is wrong about everything it says has appeared on the blog. So, I issue
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If the SNP is serious about independence it needs to resolve the currency question now
For those who think the SNP is riding high in Scottish popularity I have to say that the feeling is not universally shared. Whilst the
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The UK government has not borrowed anything to pay for the coronavirus crisis – the facts
A number of people have asked me for evidence to support my suggestion that the UK government has not borrowed money during the course of
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The right wing of economics really do need to learn some very basic things about money
My attention has been drawn to the Zero Hedge website where this has been posted: The conclusion of the piece was: I was asked to
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What Labour should be saying when challenged on the cost of a lockdown
I have noted that Labour politicians are being asked the question, time after time, ‘Have you costed the circuit breaker?’ The question does, of course,
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Tax and modern monetary theory: getting the facts right
Jo Michell is an assistant professor of economics at the University of West of England with whom I have often crossed swords. He thinks himself
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For the sake of refusing to costlessly create the money required to keep our economy going it is going to be destroyed
I thought that yesterday’s announcement by Richie Sunak would be bad. I predicted that before he spoke. I also pointed out all the flaws in
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The Tax Research videos
I began making videos with Mark Cooney of Spotted in Ely about three months ago, and this list of those we’ve made has grown pretty
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Does Scotland need its own currency?
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