The world is improving – not just for the rich, but also especially for the world’s poor.

Read my peer-reviewed article:

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The EU deserves more criticism for its stance over Northern Ireland. unherd.com/thepost/the-eu…

If you decide to buy a flat in the middle of a thriving night time economy, don’t then complain that noise is a problem.

You’re the problem.

The sight of England footballers kneeling to honour a dead American criminal, while their American opponents stood proud, was deeply depressing.

Merkel denuclearized Germany, built infrastructure to import Russian gas while restricting German gas production, and also thinks there was nothing she could have done about Putin.

Scottish peers from across the political spectrum including George Foulkes and Lord Forsyth press the UK Government to take action over ScotGov spending taxpayer money on a non-existent referendum during a cost of living crisis.

If England and Wales formed a single country they could field a more formidable soccer team.

“Sco Govt should acknowledge that post-indy wld involve long adjustment period,..suggest this should take between 1 or 2 generations, or betwn 30 & 60 yrs. These will be difficult yrs during which living standards & public service provision will decline.

thetimes.co.uk/article/b66f25…

This is presented as humour, but unfortunately its true.

The UK is a state unified over more than a thousand years from a dozen kingdoms into one - it's not a partnership or confederacy, it's a unitary state and has been for centuries.

Excellent thread:

Whenever Nicola Sturgeon stands up and speaks, just remember that this is the woman who stood up in the Scottish Parliament and said that the way to improve ventilation in a classroom is to cut the bottom off the door rather than opening it.

Imagine writing in the FT & not having the courage to mention you plan a decade of Sterlingisation, then a new currency. Or that your plan would create a hard border with our buggest market. Or that the fiscal hole you complain about is (proportionately) 3 x smaller than your own

Not as bad as the cobblers from Carney, but this (from David Smith in the Times) is still misleading...

The EU average is distorted by poorer countries with higher potential growth rates. Even the euro average is misleading, because it includes Ireland's dodgy GDP data... (1/2)

Having read through the Scottish Government economic prospectus, there are a couple of points worth nothing🧵(1/6)

The SNP is setting out its plans to move to a new currency.

Here Glasgow University's Prof Ronnie MacDonald, our leading expert on currency matters, explains some of the challenges.

Scotland deserves a clear and open debate about the issues.

As the NIP begins its second reading next week with the intent of ensuring largely unfettered trade between GB & NI, voices have again been raised suggesting that such action would necessitate a hard border on the island of Ireland in order to protect the EU SM.

Has the UK really indulged in magical thinking over Northern Ireland? No, argues Derrick Berthelsen thecritic.co.uk/do-uk-plans-re…

Nicola Sturgeon refused to name an expert who would argue there is a good economic case for Scottish independence when questioned by Peter A Smith itv.com/news/2022-10-0…

*cracks knuckles*