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Here's what we should replace GERS with, and why

This year's GERS figures put Scotland’s public sector deficit figure at £26.2bn, up from £21.4bn the previous year. Maybe there is no one to…

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Richard Murphy in explosive spat with BBC presenter over 'pro-Union bias'

Economist Richard Murphy clashed with a BBC Radio Scotland presenter as he ripped into the corporation for being “biased against the nationalist…

The National (Scotland)

Labour's £46-billion problem: How to find the 'record-high' missing tax

IN January, the UK Government announced the “biggest fraud crackdown in a generation” ...

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How successful are Donald Trump's Scottish businesses? We opened the books

DONALD Trump has long boasted about the golf courses he owns in Scotland ...

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Richard Murphy: Why I'm grateful for The National – and you should subscribe for £20

The National has, in my opinion, done more than most media to lead the narrative rather than follow it.

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Scottish currency conference 'the plan the Yes movement has waited 10 years for'

A CONFERENCE dedicated to exploring currency in an independent Scotland is set to take place this weekend ...

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Labour 'just slashing again which failed last time', warns top economist

LABOUR are "just slashing again which failed last time", according to a top economist.

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Watch as top economist expertly debunks Scotland’s GERS figures

Richard Murphy has expertly debunked the GERS figures released today ...

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Why are we talking about PFI now?

The public finance initiative was brought in under John Major’s government between 1992 and 1997 but was considerably expanded after that point…

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Pressure on Labour and Conservatives as tax gap hits £40bn

Shortfall between tax owed and tax paid puts issue of avoidance in election spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Richard Murphy quizzes Alba's Neale Hanvey on economics of an independent Scotland

ALBA candidate Neale Hanvey has said Scotland has to “divorce” itself from gloomy financial predictions about independence and lay the…

The National (Scotland)

Richard Murphy grills Green MSP Ross Greer on tax and just transition

ROSS Greer has said consistent claims by Labour there is “no magic money tree” are a “myth” and the party is making a conscious choice not…

The National (Scotland)

How to reverse austerity? Scrap some of the tax-relief schemes worth £204bn

Even the HMRC doesn’t know if any of the 341 tax breaks promote economic growth – many merely line the pockets of company owners and the super-rich, writes Phillip Inman, economics editor

The Guardian - UK

Shein has ethical concerns? So do many London-listed companies — let's look at them too

City Comment: Maybe we should hold some FTSE 100 stalwarts to the same standards as the Chinese fast-fashion giant

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The Guardian - UK

How realistic is Labour’s aspiration to cut tax gap by £5bn?

All agree that billions are missing from HMRC coffers but Rachel Reeves may not be looking for it in the right places

The Guardian - UK

Labour scrapping £28bn green pledge could leave UK colder, sicker and poorer

Decision to abandon key policy decried as ‘economically illiterate’ reaction to short-term political pressures

The Guardian - UK

How could England’s water system be fixed?

After decades of underinvestment, the debt-ridden, polluting industry is in crisis. Experts share their views on how to reverse the tide

Fortune

Bank boss sparks fury after saying it’s ‘not that difficult’ to buy a home in cost-of-living crisis hit U.K.

Critics called NatWest chair Davies's comment a “staggering demonstration of the disconnect between bankers and reality in this country.”

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The National (Scotland)

NatWest chairman claims it is 'not difficult' to buy a house in the UK

THE chairman of Natwest who earns well over £700,000 a year has claimed it is “not difficult” to buy a house in the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Water firms use up to 28% of bill payments to service debt in areas of England

As English water companies plan to hike bills, the Guardian reveals customers are paying a high price for combined debts of £60bn

The National (Scotland)

Alex Salmond: I won Scotland's bond powers. Here's how we should use them

SCOTTISH Government-issued bonds should be open for anybody to buy, former first minister Alex Salmond has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Top economist Richard Murphy gives reaction to Humza Yousaf's bond plans

A TOP economist has said that Humza Yousaf’s announcement that the Scottish Government will take steps to issue its first-ever bonds should be…

The Guardian - UK

Councils going bust, schools crumbling, the NHS in crisis: the answer is more tax

Labour can raise £50bn from the wealthy to pay for public services without introducing a new one-off wealth tax, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

The National (Scotland)

'Taxing wealth rises like income would raise £170 billion a year', report says

THE UK could have collected £170 billion more in taxes every year from 2011 to 2020 if increases in wealth had been treated the same as income,…

The Guardian - UK

Rise in UK company profits puts Bank’s stance on prices under scrutiny

Figures give fuel to claims that profiteering has played a big part in the UK’s high levels of inflation

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