Tag Archives: Economics

Finding a Way Through

Basic Income, Artificial Intelligence and Reimagining Immigration Universal Basic Income (UBI) – that is to say provision of a living allowance for all citizens regardless of their employment status – is an idea that has interested me for many years. … Continue reading

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Will Hutton at the Fringe… 

John Curtis: His framing of a possible future Scottish independence referendum was not one I had previously heard: a choice between one union, in which Scotland is currently a very significant if somewhat discontented fraction, and another, in which Scotland would be a very small part. Continue reading

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Outgrow the System

A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT TRANSITIONING TO A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC SYSTEM With thanks to Reel to Real Cinema, the Stove Network and the Climate Kitchen Dumfries for providing the opportunity to view and discuss this film.  There is no argument with the … Continue reading

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Studying Keynes is more important than ever…

Studying Keynes is more important than ever This podcast, an interview with Zachary Carter, author of The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes, focuses on the theme of my previous post on Boris Johnson’s … Continue reading

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