I have very little confidence that the Cabinet will resolve its Brexit differences tomorrow. I, candidly, have very little confidence that it ever will. And, as
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Sterlingisation is how to destroy hope for an independent Scotland
This article by me was published in The National in Scotland, yesterday: I FOUND Ivan McKee’s article (The people of an independent Scotland make the decision on
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MMT: economics for an economy focussed on meeting the needs of most people
David Howdle posted a comment on this blog in which he said: Professor Murphy, thank you for your thoughts which I find most interesting. I
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The neoliberal consensus is far too alive and well in Scotland
With apologies to my non-Scottish readers, what is happening there continues to be of economic and political interest when the rUK only has Brexit and
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Would the neoliberals leave Scotland alone.
The Times has (gleefully) reported this morning that: An independent Scotland would have to move quickly to cut its deficit and face a choice between
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Bill Mitchell is right: The Scottish Growth Commission report sets up Scotland to fail
Bill Mitchell has published a two part analysis of the Scottish Growth Commission report. I strongly recommend reading both. There is not a Rizzla paper
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Nicola Sturgeon will have to admit the Growth Commission called the currency issue incorrectly if IndyRef2 is to succeed
Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader, has responded to the criticisms that I and others have made of the Scotish Growth Commission’s report that her government
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Sterlingisation would be a disaster for Scotland
The Twitter thread is by Ben Wray of Common Space and is worth sharing in my view. And I know there is supposedly software to do
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It’s time to throw off fear
Ian McWhirter in the Sunday Herald newspaper described me in this way yesterday: The Keynesian finance expert, Richard Murphy, of Tax Research – a prominent ally
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