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Graeme From IT's avatar

You should follow Tim Rideout, MMT Evangelist (https://twitter.com/rideouttim) and Sam Taylor, MMT Myth Slayer,amongst many other things (https://twitter.com/staylorish)

Rideout is a member of the SNP Policy Development Committee who seems to despise Andrew Wilson and his SGC report with a passion - and says that Wilsons baby is not SNP Policy...

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For the SNP, one argument FOR Sterlingisation is the same old "economic levers" excuse they've used for decades. "Oh it would all be just fine IF ONLY we had full control of (insert interest rates, monetary policy, etc ad nauseam here)" After all they will have followed the will of the Scottish people in keeping "oor" pound, so nothing can be their fault, yet again. Instead, blame a heartless Westminster and BoE for not looking after Scotland's interests, just as Brexiteers are currently blaming the EU for a situation entirely of their own making.

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