There seems to be almost endless discussion on the nature of money – and how it is even created within modern monetary theory. And generally
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The MMT podcast: the latest edition out now
I had a lot of fun recording this podcast a couple of weeks ago: Out today! MMT Podcast ep 61 The Treasury is Choosing Death@PatriciaNPino
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Does inflation matter in MMT: a video explanation
One of the persistent criticisms of modern monetary theory is that it is not concerned about inflation. I find that very strange. MMT is profoundly
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The SNP has to commit to the Scottish pound if it really believes in an independent Scotland
I made a fleeting appearance on BBC Scotland last night. I was invited to comment on the government’s claim that it is only the supposedly
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The Nine on BBC Scotland this evening
I’ll share this tweet I’ve just recorded for The Nine on BBC Scotland at 9pm saying Scotland would be completely able to deliver all the
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How are you going to pay for it? My video giving the answer to the most crippling question in modern politics
The ‘killer’ question that any journalists thinks that they can ask a politician who is proposing any new initiative is ‘how are you going to
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The UK government’s own accounts show that QE cancels government debt
The government has finally published its Whole of Government Accounts for 2018-19. The first thing to note are the dates: It takes 16 months to
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The FT, and just about every media outlet as well as the Office for National Statistics get the UK borrowing data wrong
The FT has splashed with this headline today: And it added this chart: Before saying: A collapse in receipts flowing into the exchequer and a
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Saturday morning MMT thoughts
For the first time in months I went out for a coffee this morning, with an iPad of course. And these tweets happened. They are
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