I did this podcast with Xander Elliards of The National on Monday (and I wish they’d told me my lens was dirty: I had no
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I was asked on this blog yesterday whether Scotland could afford to have its own currency, and whether the process of introducing one would be
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A reader here has written in response to recent posts on how government spending works: “Thanks, Richard, for the patient and insightful explanation. In my
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On Saturday, I spoke at the Scottish Currency Group conference in Dunfermline via weblink. I was asked to talk about money, but slightly to my
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A new commentator on this blog, called Sammy, asked last night: I often hear a version of the phrase used in the blog, where the
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I’ll be speaking (remotely) at the Scottish Currency Group conference this weekend: You can also attend remotely. Tickets are available here.  And this should be
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The FT reports this morning that: Chinese tech giants have paused plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong, after Beijing raised concerns about the rise
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What if the UK government admitted it already uses modern monetary theory? Would markets panic — or would we finally have the power to rebuild
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I sat down with Zack Polanski yesterday, the new leader of the Green Party, for a fascinating discussion on economics and politics. This was my
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