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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Scottish people deserve the data they need to decide, whatever their political persuasion
Sometimes I get the impression that there is the odd person out there in the wider world who does not agree with every word I
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Is it time to tax?
Nicola Sturgeon suggested yesterday that the time has come when Scotland might need to raise its taxes to meet social need. It seems that the
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My thanks to the Fraser of Allander for agreeing I am right on GERS. Now let’s have the debate on what to do about it
The Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde says of itself: Fraser of Allander Institute is Scotland’s leading independent economic research institute with
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From national debt to national equity: how we need to view government made money
When I was writing the White Paper on Scottish Taxation for Common Weal that was released yesterday, Robin McAlpine, that organisation’s director, asked me a range of
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‘A Scottish tax system: imagining the future’ : my White Paper for Common Weal
This article, or one very like it, appeared in The National newspaper in Scotland this morning: I have worked on the role of tax in
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You can’t put GERS right
This article, or something very like it, was in the Scottish Sunday Herald last weekend: When I was giving evidence to the Finance and Constitution
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