For those in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the acronym GERS is probably pretty meaningless. In Scotland, it is big enough that that annual publication
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I appreciated this tweet: Keir Starmer’s aggressive British nationalism means he’s pledged to breach the Good Friday Agreement. British people may not have noticed. But
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This is the conclusion to my article in The National yesterday: There are few countries in the world with better natural resources capable of delivering
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I am aware that I am an atypical East Anglian without Scottish origin who nonetheless takes a serious interest in Scottish politics. Might I suggest
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I recorded a podcast with Craig Dalzell of Common Weal on the inflation crisis yesterday. You can hear it here: Or you can download the episode
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As the Guardian noted yesterday: At the post-PMQs lobby briefing Rishi Sunak’s press secretary refused to rule out a post-election pact with with DUP, or
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The SNP’s new leader is Humza Yousaf. He beat Kate Forbes by the notorious margin of 52% to 48% on second preferences. There is no
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This will be worth a look: Demystifying The Scottish Economy. 24.25.26.March. #dundee and #online https://t.co/jCL89Nu5Xl pic.twitter.com/u8DCw4iZKS — Scotonomics (@Scotonomics1) February 14, 2023 I am appearing
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I just noticed that The National in Scotland had posted a video of a discussion I had with its editor, Laura Webster, on the subject
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