Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish left think-tank Common Weal. As he revealed in a podcast this weekend (listen to the last couple
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Scotland need never be beholden to financial markets
I have had several enquiries this morning (mainly be email) about the article I have in The National in Scotland this morning. Ths is typical:
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Get the currency and the tax system right and an independent Scotland could flourish
The National newspaper in Scotland has the following article from me in its pages today: A SCOTTISH tax system after independence should look very different
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There were more Scottish Limited Partnerships set up last year than in a preceding century
I share this press release from Transparency International, which I think is really important, whilst adding that this is not within the control of the
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Should Scotland have the right to veto Brexit?
Politics Home reported yesterday: In the Commons, SNP MP Stewart McDonald asked Mrs May “if a legislative consent motion will be required for the Scottish Parliament
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Journeys to Yes: the economics of Scottish independence
If you can face half an hour of almost uninterrupted me on the issue of Scotland, its economy, taxes and independence, then this is for
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Scottish independence debate is far from over
I am bemused by the widespread feeling, at least south of the border, that the general election has knocked discussion on Scottish independence into the
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Independence is one thing, but then what for tax in Scotland?
I had some interesting discussions in Scotland yesterday. One, perhaps earlier in the day than desirable for such issues to be considered, concerned the tax
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Yesterday’s full session in the Scottish parliament
I posted a clip from the session I took part in on the foundations of Scottish tax at Holyrood yesterday afternoon. This was the whole
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