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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 4h

How to own Scottish energy bylines.scot/opinion/how-...

How to own Scottish energy

How Scotland could publicly own its wealth of energy resources

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 15h

But only if the banks agree to the regulations set down by the national gov through the central bank. Commercial banks are essentially agents of the gov. They have to play by the Gov’s rules. Sometimes Gov acts like this is not the case to justify harmful policy. Hence the charade of CB independence

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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · 1d

An informed public, understanding the UK money system, would be less duped by false framing | David Murray

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Banks do not lend out deposits

An informed public, understanding the UK money system, would be less duped by false framing

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 1d

I agree. There is an awful lot of certainty asserted in the current economic debate. The writing I do is trying to widen perspectives on what is possible by pointing out misconceptions. The sub-heading may be over simplistic but that often is the case. Do you agree with the wider points?

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 5d

anyway already seeing this classic make the rounds once more

“Major Major's father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age. He was a long-limbed farmer, a God-fearing, freedom-loving, law-abiding rugged individualist who held that federal aid to anyone but farmers was creeping socialism. He advocated thrift and hard work and disapproved of loose women who turned him down. His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. The government paid him well for every bushel of alfalfa he did not grow. The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money the government gave him, and he spent every penny he didn't earn on new land to increase the amount of alfalfa he did not produce. Major Major's father worked without rest at not growing alfalfa. On long winter evenings he remained indoors and did not mend harness, and he sprang out of bed at the crack of noon every day just to make certain that the chores would not be done. He invested in land wisely and soon was not growing more alfalfa than any other man in the county. Neighbors sought him out for advice on all subjects, for he had made much money and was therefore wise. “As ye sow, so shall ye reap,” he counseled one and all, and everyone said, “Amen.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 6d

Nobody mentions that the Conservatives core message for the last Holyrood election was "Vote for us to stop a second referendum".
Relatively few voted for that, therefore, there should have been a second referendum straight after the HR vote.
Again, predictable and dishonest

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 6d

Isn't it odd* how unionists still insist that the throwaway comment 'once in a generation opportunity' was some king of contract that must be abided by, but BetterTogether's Vow and actual promise of a federal UK within 2 years can be ignored.

* By odd I of course mean predictable and dishonest.

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 15d

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Not Your President Not My King

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 15d

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Modern Monetary Theory: A Primer

A beginner's guide to the world's most controversial monetary theory

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 16d

"Much of the art of the government as currency-issuer has been lost in recent decades. One example of this is the knowledge that the government has the ability to employ all idle resources"
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The change required if Scots are to beat poverty and Reform

Until the wider public understand that poverty is systemic in the current system, change is impossible

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 17d

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Would an independent Scotland be on the hook for U.K. trade deals?

What independence campaigns need to know about legacy trade deals to avoid fish hooks in foreign investment

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 17d

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 23d

In Scotland - Scot’s should call the shots

Indy Film @indyfilm.bsky.social · 23d

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Stop Fannyin’ Aboot.

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 20d

Home truths, where is Scotland after 26 years of devolution? bylines.scot/news/scotlan...

Home truths, where is Scotland after 26 years of devolution?

With the Holyrood election approaching fast, Scotland’s political presence and future is examined at the Kirkcudbright Festival

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 21d

The spectrum of national sovereignty bylines.scot/news/economi...

The spectrum of national sovereignty - Bylines Scotland

Our politicians must recognise the importance of maximising the quality of Scotland’s sovereignty. Sterlingisation is the lowest of low bars

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 21d

EU fiscal rules would trap independent Scotland in austerity bylines.scot/news/economi...

EU fiscal rules would trap independent Scotland in austerity

Press release: undermining economic resilience – new paper warns EU fiscal rules would lock an independent Scotland into austerity

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 22d

Academics should look for a correlation between interest rates/inflation in both directions. BoE convinced raising interest rates dampens inflation, but data shows it doesn't work. Instead of exploring the fact that interest rate IS inflation rate, they infer a timelag
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Consumer price inflation, UK - Office for National Statistics

Price indices, percentage changes, and weights for the different measures of consumer price inflation.

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 23d

In Scotland - Scot’s should call the shots

Indy Film @indyfilm.bsky.social · 23d

youtube.com/watch?v=Vs19...

Stop Fannyin’ Aboot.

YouTube video by INDY FILM

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 23d

In Scotland - Scots should call the shots.

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 24d

One of the best Carter classics. Crazy how nothing changes. The themes of the 80's and 90's, calling attention to all sorts of societal issues, are still totally relevant today. Some of the tech may have upgraded but lives for ordinary people seem to get harder. Absolutely like Falling on a Bruise

David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 26d

Thats the wrong stat. The important one is the amount of people needing housing, where they are, and not being provided with it. If the housing is not available NOW, it must be built immediately. Laws on STLs can change, but you can’t vilify people for doing what the Gov wanted them to do previously

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 26d

“Something better”?
Ordinary People want to holiday in cottages. Even “the Broons” had a “but n ben” to go to regularly. In Norway, as socialist as we get in Europe, nearly everyone has a second house in the country. It’s lack of Gov investment that is the problem, not STLs

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Scottish Currency Group @scg1.bsky.social · 27d

SCOTTISH CURRENCY GROUP 2025 CONFERENCE - DUNFERMLINE

Tickets now available! Early bird discount until 15/9/25. Book now for 25/26 Sat/Sun October 2025 - Carnegie Conf Centre, Dunfermline

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Scottish Currency Group Conference - 2025

Preparing the way for the Scottish Currency and Central Bank. The Vision for Independence.

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Lesley Riddoch @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social · 26d

Who benefits from vast expansion of Highland wind energy? Scotland’s already an energy exporter: weak grid means windfarm owners get millions NOT to produce & little benefit comes to folk with Europe’s highest energy bills. A just transition? A new film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LXy...

The Highland Wind Farm Revolt

YouTube video by Lesley Riddoch

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David Murray @chartalist.bsky.social · 28d

Again, going back to the article, if the council employed an inhouse maintenance team, the thousands of council property currently sitting empty due to delays on an electric safety assessment or other minor defect could be back in the housing stock immediately. No need to wait at all.

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