George Osborne dropped an absolute clanger in The Evening Standard yesterday, when he wrote on Scottish independence. Having lamented that Northern Ireland’s departure from the
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For readers in England it would be easy to be wholly unaware that Scotland is facing a massive political crisis. No, I am not talking
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I am sitting watching the BBC News Channel at 8.25 on Wednesday evening. And what is happening as I watch is an attempted coup in
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I have already reviewed 2020 from the perspective of Tax Research UK, but the wider perspective is worthy of comment, if only as the groundwork
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There are two straightforward reasons for sharing this tweet here. The first is to promote the Scottish Currency Group, to which I am an adviser.
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There is still an ongoing debate on whether Scotland would need its own currency immediately after independence. I am baffled by this. The answer is yes
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There was good news from the SNP elections at the weekend. Both Kairin van Sweeden and Tim Rideout were elected to the SNP policy development
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I took part in a debate on the need for a Scottish Central Reserve Bank yesterday. This was run as a parallel event to the
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This may be of interest to some: Register NOW! SCG Conference: Central Bank, Economy, 'Plan B' & MoreFrom 10.45am on Sunday 29th Nov. Panellists include
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