I wrote these tweets yesterday just after watching the Scottish referendum decision. in the UK Supreme Court: I have reflected since. In essence, the decision
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If the SNP wants to win a second referendum in less than a year’s time, it urgently needs a credible plan for the Scottish currency after independence
I had an article in Prospect magazine yesterday on the subject of Scotland’s currency after independence. The conclusion to this was: I hope it can,
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Scotland needs an opposition
Having written my article on my concerns about the SNP’s plan for using sterling after independence this morning I returned to Twitter to see what
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Sterlingisation might not work for the SNP: that is why it needs another plan
I had an article in The National newspaper in Scotland yesterday that was more significant, I think, than usual. I firstly used the column to
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Those seeking Scottish independence must minimise the risks
I have been a little surprised to note the reactions to my Tweet thread on Nicola Sturgeon’s new economic plan for Scotland post-independence. This is
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Scotonomics on the Sturgeon rehash of the Growth Commission Plan from 2018
I took part in a discussion on the Scottish government’s new economic paper last night. It was a good discussion: For some reason I just
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The SNP fails again on the question of the currency after independence
I have just posted this thread on SNP plans for the Scottish economy after independence, which offer me few sources of joy: Amongst today’s Westminster
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Elsewhere, in The National
I have been busy in The National in Scotland this week: 'If ever there was a time for Scotland to quit the Union this has
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King Charles the Last of the United Kingdom?
The King begins a tour of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland today, accompanied by Liz Truss, whatever the reason given by Number 10 for her
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