A wellbeing economy — why do we need it, what is it and how do we pay for it?
It is time to leave orthodox neoliberal economics behind and embrace a wellbeing economy for our own sake
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UK Government spending – how you think it works versus how it actually works
Jim Byrne exposes the holes in the story we believe about the UK Government expenditure.
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Interest rates and inflation – it’s time we stopped kidding ourselves
There is little evidence supporting the idea that increasing interest rates brings down inflation. Focus should be on the supply...
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Taxes don’t pay for services – so what are they for?
Jim Byrne gives a fascinating insight into the government’s use of tax income and explains how your taxes are really...
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Currency in an independent Scotland – just the facts
Jim Byrne calls for a Scottish currency and a central bank soon after independence. He advocates joining the EU but...
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The Scottish Government – a currency user, versus the UK Government – a currency issuer
Our economic philosopher explains the difference between currency users and issuers, and why politicians talk nonsense when they say we’re...
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Deficits are nothing to be afraid of
Has he gone mad? Taxes don’t fund government spending? Deficits are good and nothing to be afraid of – really?...
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Putting citizens at the centre of Scotland’s economic policies
A call for a new model to derive economic policies. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a practical-based model that looks...
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