I was amused by the honesty of an an article by Julian Jessop, the head of economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, that came
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This provocative (in the sense of thought provoking) comment was posted on the blog yesterday and I can only apologise to Andrew Sayer and Kevin
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In a fiat money system knowing how money is created. I addressed this issue yesterday. It is equally important to know how money is destroyed,
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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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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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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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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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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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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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