The first Taxing Wealth Report 2024 podcast appearance
Friday, April 5th, 2024The 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
Friday, April 5th, 2024The 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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The NHS could be and should be, well funded so that it might deliver for the people of this country. That it does not do so is a result of Tory policy choice, not necessity
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024The NHS is under threat today, precisely because it is failing to deliver what the people of this country expect of it. A report in
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Are you a democrat, or not? That is the question that MMT poses, and which everyone needs to answer.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024This comment/question was put up on the blog this morning by someone called Peter Rodd. I am presuming it is genuine: Enjoy your posts and
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You can’t say MMT does not work because you think Scotland will be a failed state after independence
Monday, March 25th, 2024This tweet was posted over the weekend: “I’m the Fox Mulder of MMT. I want to believe, but there’s a thing called the current account
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The introduction to the Taxing Wealth Report 2024
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Introduction Taxing Wealth Report published I have already published a short summary of the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. However, the report also needed an introduction,
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The Tory view of British values
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024Rishi Sunak spoke yesterday of the need for the government, police and others to stand up against those who oppose British values. But, just what
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Elsewhere....
Friday, March 1st, 2024Danny Blanchflower and I had an article in Bylines yesterday: I hope it’s worth going over there to read. And for those looking for political
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After the debacle of last night, Labour look like grubby power-grabbers intent on achieving their personal goal of office irrespective of who or what is harmed as a consequence
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024Let me summarise what I think happened in the House of Commons yesterday. The SNP tabled an opposition day debate calling for a permanent ceasefire
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