It is depressing to know that the left-wing of UK politics continues to be in a complete mess. To make clear that my comments are
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Scottish independence would be a disaster for the people of Scotland if the Growth Commission plans were to be followed
Laurie MacFarlane had an excellent post out on Open Democracy yesterday. This was the heading: The piece is a critique of the work of Andrew
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Why can’t we have hypothecated savings, provided by the government?
Modern monetary theory (MMT) days that governments have no need to borrow. Governments can, it says, always create the money that they need. Which is
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If the SNP is serious about independence it needs to resolve the currency question now
For those who think the SNP is riding high in Scottish popularity I have to say that the feeling is not universally shared. Whilst the
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Emerging from the economic storm
Building a Scottish tax system
The Scottish National newspaper has reported that: THE Scottish Independence Convention (SIC) has today announced a “comprehensive” new report on building a new sovereign nation,
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Is the growing support for Scottish nationalism based on a wholly explicable desire for a decent government reflecting a decent society?
Colin Kidd has what I think to be a very good article on what he calls The Scottish Question in the New Statesman. In it
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What is the future for England?
The following paragraphs were written as tweets. Each was, then, constrained to 280 characters. And as they were posted separately, and not as a thread,
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The UK Internal Market Bill is a threat to Scotland and Wales, as well as to Northern Ireland and our international relationships
Building on yesterday’s video, which looked at the impact of the UK Internal Market Bill on the UK’s external international relationships, this video looks at
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