We all have our favourite blogs. I am well aware this is not the only one there is. One of my favourites is Common Space,
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Homes should not be tax havens, but that’s exactly what they are right now
I am speaking at a Common Weal sponsored event on housing in Scotland in Glasgow this morning. When doing so I’ll be discussing the idea
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Recognising the value of local authority services – the COSLA awards
I attended the annual awards dinner of COSLA last night. I would stress that I was simply a guest, having spoken at the COSLA conference
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A New Deal for Scotland
I spoke at the COSLA conference this afternoon. COSLA represents local authorities in Scotland. This was my second visit to their conference. It was good to
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Housekeeping Scotland: Glasgow, next Saturday
Next Saturday I am in Glasgow. See you there? DESCRIPTION Houses are not just walls with price tags. Houses are homes, which are the centre of
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This morning in Holyrood; time to move on from GERS
I was part of a discussion at Holyrood on Scottish Economic Data this morning, which I have previously flagged, as I did the evidence submitted.
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The UK: the ultimate ‘no questions asked’ tax haven
The Scottish Herald newspaper had an excellent article on Scotland as a tax haven yesterday which also focused on one of my continual concerns, which
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Its time for the GERS debate to move on: everyone with any sense now agrees that it’s just not good enough
I have already noted my submission of evidence to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee of the Scottish Parliament on the quality of Scottish Economic Data.
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My proposals for improving Scottish Economic Data suggest there could be life after GERS
I am appearing before the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood on September 19. The committee is reviewing the
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