A New Deal for Scotland
Thursday, October 5th, 2017I spoke at the COSLA conference this afternoon. COSLA represents local authorities in Scotland. This was my second visit to their conference. It was good to
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This morning in Holyrood; time to move on from GERS
Tuesday, September 19th, 2017I was part of a discussion at Holyrood on Scottish Economic Data this morning, which I have previously flagged, as I did the evidence submitted.
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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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My proposals for improving Scottish Economic Data suggest there could be life after GERS
Sunday, September 10th, 2017I am appearing before the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood on September 19. The committee is reviewing the
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Scottish people deserve the data they need to decide, whatever their political persuasion
Friday, September 8th, 2017Sometimes I get the impression that there is the odd person out there in the wider world who does not agree with every word I
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My thanks to the Fraser of Allander for agreeing I am right on GERS. Now let's have the debate on what to do about it
Monday, September 4th, 2017The Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde says of itself: Fraser of Allander Institute is Scotland’s leading independent economic research institute with
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You can't put GERS right
Tuesday, August 29th, 2017This article, or something very like it, was in the Scottish Sunday Herald last weekend: When I was giving evidence to the Finance and Constitution
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This week
Monday, August 28th, 2017I am supposedly on holiday this week. I use the term loosely. It’s one of those weeks where there is a lot of stuff to
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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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