I used to teach a module with this title at City, University of Lindon. The students seemed to really enjoy it because in it we used data
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Will Scotland be better off independent from the UK?
The same group of activists who recently asked me if Scotland could afford to be independent also asked me whether Scotland would be better or
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Can Scotland afford to be independent?
I was talking to a group of activists in Scotland last week and was asked this question. My answer was an unambiguous ‘yes’. In this
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The right-wing want a Nothern Bang but their proposals look like a Northern Whimper
Margaret Thatcher’s favourite think tank, the Centre for Policy Studies, has published a new report suggesting what they call a Northern Bang – aimed at the
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We need one set of accounts for a company
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council has suggested that in the future companies might prepare multiple sets of accounts. The main set would be the financial
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Challenging the Scottish Growth Commission
I am taking part in an event on 25 February where a number of speakers, and those attending in open discussion, will be challenging the
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The importance of audit
Much of my current professional life is dedicated to work on the future of accounting and auditing. You might think that sounds boring but it
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Videos – an update
You might have noticed that there have been few videos in the last week or so. As I previously advised, Mark Cooney, with whom I
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Why Green QE and MMT can co-exist
This is the third in a series of videos on why I think that the UK should move away from conventional quantitative easing towards what
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