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Robin McAlpine: As the government sleeps at the wheel, this is how we could save the economy
15.10.20October 15, 2020

“We also need to make some serious choices. You can keep financiers and corporate lobbyists happy or you can build a stronger indigenous industry base, but not both. Scotland has to choose the latter.”

Opinion

Robin McAlpine: As the government sleeps at the wheel, this is how we could save the economy


David Jamieson: Mass unemployment can challenge our economic model, but not without a fight
16.07.20July 16, 2020

“News that 649,000 UK workers have fallen off payrolls between March and June, and that millions more lost hours, means the dispute over the meaning of, and solutions to, mass unemployment is once again in motion.”

Opinion

David Jamieson: Mass unemployment can challenge our economic model, but not without a fight


Analysis: The furlough scheme is coming to an end, but job losses aren’t
11.06.20June 11, 2020

11 June is the final day for new applicants to be added to the UK Government’s furlough scheme. But a Tsunami of new job losses has arrived.

Analysis

Analysis: The furlough scheme is coming to an end, but job losses aren’t


The Covid profiteers: How the great coronavirus robbery is already underway
26.03.20April 2, 2020

“Profiteering is making the market more fragile, and exposing the profound weaknesses that have been bred into the economy by recent trends.”

Analysis

The Covid profiteers: How the great coronavirus robbery is already underway


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