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Quantitive Easing for the People
Recent economic history provides a salutary lesson to Scotland and independence supporters. It illustrates the power of having your own currency, the severe handicap of
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The Growth Commission Report and Economic Primitivization
In the late Nineties, there were was a strange economic phenomenon occurring: the formerly booming South East Asian economies, which had been collectively called the
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Scotland and North Dakota
An independent Scotland has to do things differently from the UK, but that does not mean that it has to do new things. A large
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A Scottish Currency
Back in the Old Days, when ‘manners were the measure of the (wo)man’, a very pungent letter with rational and detailed criticism sent to the
25 January 2021 1 Comment
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Being Economical with the truth
On Twitter, Andrew Neil has been crossing swords with Nationalists about the viability of an independent Scotland. Even an impartial observer would say that Neil
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It Depends on the Soldier
There’s a scene in Game of Thrones where Varys, the GOT equivalent of Sir Humphrey poses Tyrion Lannister a riddle. There is a king, a
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A Victory for Common Sense
It is with some relief that we have just heard that the Lamont Amendment to the Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) bill
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Learning From Japan
In a brief summary in his book Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere, the journalist Paul Mason describes the self-defeating actions of the Obama administration when
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A Scottish Currency
‘Loyalties are no longer the currency of the world. The currency of the world these days is…currency,’ said the bad British captain in one film
25 January 2021 1 Comment
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Wasting Independence Votes In the Highlands and Islands
A new video from the ISP showing how Independence votes on the regional list in the Highlands and Islands is a bit of a free
24 November 2020 2 Comments