The big myth of government deficits
How will you pay for it it the wrong question. The question should be how will we resource it? Stephanie Kelton is an economist and a leading authority on MMT or Modern Money Theory,...
Category: Economy
Success is about being your best self
A ‘growth’mindset. The phrase has rolled around in my mind since watching a video posted on Twitter by Tech Insider, part of Business Insider. The video was on the seven things parents of successful...
We must work together
The Scottish Government has announced a new Advisory Council to produce an ambitious 10 year National Strategy that will drive Scotland’s economic transformation. The strategy will aim to unleash entrepreneurial potential and grow Scotland’s...
Has the UK been Trussed up?
Liz Truss, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, yesterday Tweeted: “Our new trade deal with Australia means: Tariff-free trade for all UK goods It’s easier for people to travel and work in Australia lower prices & more...
World…err…beating…umm trade…uhh…trade…err…thingwy
So we now have what is being spun as a trade deal, albeit it is little more than an agreement to discuss a possible deal, with Australia, announced with great acclaim as the first...
Red meat
Jim Fairlie MSP spoke in the first Members’ Business debate of this session in the Scottish Parliament. The debate looked at the impact of trade deals, in particular the Australian trade deal, on Scottish...
Democracy, food, the environment: Lessons we can learn from Iceland
I developed a passion for Scandi and Nordic noir during the past year and more of lockdown and isolation. Not grizzly, chiling psychological dramas, but the more interesting crime dramas with their well-developed characters,...
The first 100 days
In her speech today in the Scottish Parliament on her government’s priorities during their first 100 days in office, the First Minister reiterated that her immediate priority was leading Scotland safely through and out...
The Wellbeing Society how we pay for it
Notes on the Social Justice and Fairness Commission’s route map to a fair independent Scotland “Independence ensures that decisions about Scotland are taken by the people who live here. The transfer of powers to...
