I did an hour-long special on Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) for Scotnomics last night. This is it.
Withering Britain
There are events in seemingly far away places that have significance way beyond their immediate implications. Suez in 1956 was one, and saw the end
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Afghanistan needs a functioning currency and tax system – and like it or not the West has to help it create both if a humanitarian disaster is to be avoided
It all comes down to money at some point. Astonishingly, the Taliban might be able to sweep across Afghanistan in days and take Kabul without
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Can Scotland afford to be independent?
Having taken part in discussion on Scotonomics last night on yesterday’s GERS release it is clear that there are still big questions in people’s minds
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Why GERS is wrong – yet again
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland statement for 2021 is out. I suspect that it is no surprise to anyone that the tale is of
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Should the triple lock be broken?
There is much heat in the papers over the news that Rishi Sunak is likely to break the supposed pension triple lock that has guaranteed
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Why is GERS completely rubbish accounting?
The UK and USA have indicated that they are indifferent to human rights in Afghanistan. The fascists will have noticed.
I can’t be the only person who is finding the events unfolding in Afghanistan very difficult to watch. I hear all the excuses from Biden.
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How green is the hydrogen the UK’s planning?
As the Guardian reports this morning: About 3 million households in the UK could begin using low-carbon hydrogen to heat their homes and cook rather
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