If I was Scottish (and a far as I can tell there’s not a hint that I am) I would be livid at what happened
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Scottish tax devolution: a more balanced report of my views
For those who can get behind the Times paywall (and I am not sure if this article is ring fenced by it or not) a
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Setting the record straight on talking to the SNP
The Scotsman carries a story today that says (amongst other things): THE man credited as being the author of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s economic policy
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Scotland, East Anglia, one party rule and the right to govern
I saw some friends last night. The situation in which it arose is far from political: I do not spend my whole life isolated from
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The end of the Union
As the FT has reported: The Conservatives will ban Scottish MPs from having a deciding vote on any changes to the rates of income tax
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Infrastructure quantitative easing can provide the SNP with the funding for Scotland
This blog by me has just been posted by Holyrood magazine in Edinburgh and is reposted here with permission ——— Paul Johnson of the Institute
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Repeat after me: deficits are OK
The FT has some hysteria in its pages this morning, reporting that (and I quote extensively for good reason):I added the emphasis, and for good
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Is the SNP talking about using quantitative easing to fund investment?
The SNP manifesto includes strong commitments to investment in thew Scottish economy, including via the Green Investment Bank and a Scottish Development Bank. What intrigues
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Financing the Scottish economy: my talk this morning
I am in Crieff in Perthshire this morning to address the annual conference of COSLA – the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. This is (give
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