The foundations of the next economic crisis are a refusal to acknowledge failure and a denial of the facts
Thursday, September 14th, 2017I have this morning already noted that today marks the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Northern Rock. I have also noted that i have
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Northern Rock: ten years on
Thursday, September 14th, 2017It is ten years ago today that Northern Rock failed. I will be speaking at a Tax Justice Network organised event at the Royal Society
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Its time for the GERS debate to move on: everyone with any sense now agrees that it's just not good enough
Sunday, September 10th, 2017I have already noted my submission of evidence to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee of the Scottish Parliament on the quality of Scottish Economic Data.
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GERS: is this why it always says the Scottish deficit is so large?
Friday, August 25th, 2017I have been continually bemused by the fact that GERS – Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland – and its equivalent data for Wales and Northern
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There will be a long term prize for those admitting Brexit is not viable but Labour don't want to claim it
Friday, August 25th, 2017It’s still silly season and news is sparse but in many ways that makes it easier to spot trends. Even over recent days if the
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NHS spending data: necessary spend per person is falling and demand cannot be met as a result
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017There has been some discussion on the blog, on Twitter and elsewhere since Saturday’s debate at the Royal Society of Medicine on NHS England budgets
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You want electrified train services? I promise they can be funded
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017As the FT noted overnight: Business leaders are demanding that the government boost infrastructure spending in the north after it scrapped or reviewed projects that
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Murdoch's ageing and discredited economic beasts
Monday, August 21st, 2017Two articles in Murdoch papers over the last couple of days would have amused me if they weren’t enough to simultaneously reveal the stupidity of
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Talking about the NHS
Sunday, August 20th, 2017Having spent a whole day at an event talking about the NHS yesterday I think it appropriate to summarise what I learnt. What follows is
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