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There are alternative economic stories where life/humanity is the hero and private business a trusty emissary. Chartalism is the historical origin story to a better present and future. Scottish Currency Group & Bylines Scotland writer
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The most obvious area for efficiency savings in the private sector, through the development in Artificial Intelligence, is the boardroom. CEO and CFO jobs must be in danger, surely?

submitted 13 hours ago • 1 comment

Important though our history is, I really think that the Scottish independence movement has to concentrate its focus on the future and what we can provide for future generations of young people, what a working life could look like, and the promises we can make for a dignified/comfortable retirement.

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Sovereignty has been ignored by @theSNP in all their post-indy proposals, so far. Autonomy should be nothing to fear for a government advocating independence. There are serious, far-reaching consequences to such weak strategies. Trojan horses abound bylines.scot/news/economi...

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Without weighting for the 2014 referendum result, the raw data in the recent Norstat poll shows 61% for Yes and just 39% for No. Tick Tock www.thenational.scot/politics/252...

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

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Is a Reform win in Hamilton on Thursday enough of a shock to oust Swinney and end gradualism? It seems the UK is going in the wrong direction. Scots need #ScottishIndependenceASAP

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

*Coughs* ScotRail helps contribute £4 Billion to the Scottish Economy. Whilst any profits made go back into ScotRail, not to dodgy shareholders That's what the SNP has done for me and my children. Btw morons, there no such thing as perfection either news.railbusinessdaily.com/independent-....

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Playing War thebaffler.com/latest/playi...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

" So, thankfully, Thatcher and Cameron were misinformed. There are dozens of these alternatives." The lie, that "there is no alternative" to the economy in the UK is a weapon wielded by the UK Gov to justify lower living standards for everyone. scottishindypod.scot/blogpost/the...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

The Scottish Currency Group is a forward-thinking collective dedicated to shaping the economic framework for an independent Scotland. Actively engaging in establishing a national currency and central bank. Contributing to policy development and public discourse on Scotland's financial future.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

This article is full of useful information on finance and currency creation in an independent Scotland. The basis for the piece is climate change but the same funding issues are thrown up by neoclassical economists for the new independent nation. www.break-down.org/post/real-co...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

The fallacy, that banks lend out the savings of previous depositors, remains in print in some economic textbooks. This misconception is one of many false myths used to narrow political aspiration, resulting in lowering living standards in the UK today. dcmurray.substack.com/publish/post...

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The fact that UK economic policy forces a level of unemployment is never reported. It is more likely for media reports to deride what they view as laziness. NAIRU also contributes to a decade of stagnating wages. Pre-neoliberal thinking targeted full employment dcmurray.substack.com/p/non-accele...

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Exports only benefit the profits of the exporter while the population works longer. "When it "(exported productivity) "is sent away to another country, that is a real cost to society. The only reason to export goods is for the imports they allow you to acquire." dcmurray.substack.com/publish/post...

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The UK and US just signed a trade deal. Scotland wasn’t even told. Not consulted. Not informed. Not considered. Scottish whisky and salmon weren’t included. And when the damage hits, they’ll tell us we’re “too poor” to be independent. This is what the union costs. #ImagineScotland

submitted 30 days ago • 15 comments

National Debt Klaxon!!! Not only do supporters of the Union claim an independent Scotland will be hobbled by a large debt burdern to the UK - independence-supporting politicians and commentators appear to agree. Understanding the money system debunks this myth. open.substack.com/pub/dcmurray...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments