Scotland needs an informed debate on modern monetary theory, and not nonsense based on misrepresentation
Friday, January 4th, 2019Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp is a columnist for The National newspaper in Scotland. I read The National because it is the only reliable pro-independence newspaper in Scotland,
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A work programme for 2019 - in pursuit of the sustainable economy that we need
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019As I have made clear, there are a great many reasons to be worried about the economy and related political issues in 2019. The sense
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The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies has more to offer
Wednesday, December 26th, 2018This was posted by the Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies on Facebook this morning, and as I think it’s important and I support what
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Modern monetary theorists need to take a long and hard look at how they are campaigning if their case is to be won
Friday, November 9th, 2018This is not an easy blog to write. I am well aware some people will not like me for writing it. And I am going
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There’s £100,000 available for a bright economic idea
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018The Guardian reports this morning that: Radical economists sought Get out your free zones, your four-day working weeks, your digitally enabled garden cities of the
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The future of money
Monday, October 15th, 2018The Bank of England has recently published this announcement in association with the FT: We’re pleased to launch the 2019 Bank of England and Financial Times
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Talking MMT: a new podcast from me and the MMT Podcast team
Monday, October 15th, 2018A podcast recording I made in September with the MMT Podcast crew has just been issued. It’s here to listen to: In it I discuss with
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The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies - a new MMT resource centre
Friday, October 5th, 2018I am writing this when at the launch event of the Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies – which I think is an amazing new
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Suffering the Gramscian moment
Thursday, October 4th, 2018I enjoyed my debate with Arthur Laffer yesterday. I admit I enjoyed winning. If this was tax competition then I was in it for only
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