Much of the discussion on  Scottish independence has focused on the future of the pound.  I am not going to decry the importance of money:
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Alistair Darling outwitting Alex Salmond: sometimes you can underestimate the quiet man, whether for good or ill. What worries me now is the break up
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The Scottish parliament has published a report on its devolved taxing powers and how to tackle abuse. It looks like the parliament has adopted a
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The Guardian has reported that: The battle over the Scottish government’s plans for Scotland to share the pound after independence intensified sharply on Wednesday after the governor
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I thought this from an FT email this morning quite amazing: Treasury gives debt pledge on Scotland: The UK Treasury will on Monday assume full responsibility
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This, from the Guardian, is quite shocking: The Treasury has warned that it could refuse to agree a formal currency union with an independent Scotland unless Scottish
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I was pleased to get this press release this afternoon: UNISON Scotland today urged the Scottish Government to ban companies involved in tax dodging from
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John Swinney, Scottish Finance Minister issued a press release today saying: “Scotland needs full control of the key economic levers to meet the specific challenges
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Unite published the following briefing written by me on corporation reform tax in Scotland this afternoon: What is corporation tax? Corporation tax is the tax due on a company’s
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