I wrote about the SNP leadership election in my column in The National yesterday. I was not endorsing any candidate. I certainly do not think
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The mess that the SNP is in might be an opportunity for the independence movement to get its act together, but it might take time for that to become apparent
That Humza Yousaf has failed as leader of the SNP should not be a surprise to anyone. Yousaf was chosen as the SNP establishment candidate
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Scotland’s political problem
The SNP government in Scotland is in trouble. The coalition agreement with the Greens in Scotland (who are a different party to the Greens in
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Is foreign policy a reason for Scotland to leave the Union?
I have my regular weekly column in the National newspaper this morning. In it I discuss the potential consequences of the SNP government in Scotland
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Scotonomics on the Taxing Wealth Report
I was on Scotonomics last night, discussing the Taxing Wealth Report, and right at the end its relevance for Scotland. For reasons I can’t explain
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The first Taxing Wealth Report 2024 podcast appearance
The Commonweal think tank in Scotland is the first podcast broadcaster to get in with an edition featuring the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. Craig Dalzell
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Freeports are a threat to free markets and to the wellbeing of the populations of all countries in which they exist
The National newspaper in Scotland has been running what I think to be a very important series on the threats posed by freeports during the
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You can’t say MMT does not work because you think Scotland will be a failed state after independence
This tweet was posted over the weekend: https://twitter.com/ian_fraser/status/1771572923913900112?s=61&t=fQEnD35XLiGihXLT1M1wyA The interview was by Karin van Sweeden with Prof Mark Blyth of Brown University in the USA,
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Economics, ethics and other stuff
I was on the Independence Live livecast last night – which was a one-hour live interview broadcast on multiple social media platforms. Independence Live is,
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