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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The future of Scotland will be decided by money
A little dust has settled on the report of the Scottish Growth Commission. Some unionists are trying to say the growth numbers don’t stack: on
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The Scottish Growth Commission looks like it is buying into far too many right wing myths on tax
THE Scottish Growth Commission report is intended to provoke discussion. I am not enamoured by its suggestions on either monetary or fiscal economic policy, but what
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There is a route to Scottish independence – but it’s not via the Growth Commission’s recommendations
It seems only appropriate, in view of my comments this morning on the Scottish Sustainable Growth Commission report, to mention that Common Weal has offered
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The Scottish Growth Commission gets its economics very badly wrong
The 354 page report of the Scottish Growth Commission was published this morning. But you don’t need to read it all. I admit I had
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Only a new currency could set Scotland free
The Scottish Growth Commission of the SNP is, I am told, reporting this coming Friday. One of the key issues for the Commission will be
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At least one parliament in the UK realises where its duty lies. It’s just a shame it’s not the one at Westminster.Â
As Politics Home has reported: MSPs voted 93-30 not to give legislative content to the EU Withdrawal Bill, which the Government says is essential to prevent
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How to start a new country: a lesson in the practical politic of thinking from scratch
I only occasionally do book reviews in this blog, largely because I am not the world’s greatest reader of them and so do not often
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The end of the Union?
In her speech on Brexit yesterday Theresa May said: As we leave the European Union, we will forge a bold new positive role for ourselves
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