Scottish film can’t be all flower, no stem
The debate on a Scottish film industry simply reflects Scotland’s default economic strategy – try and transplant success with nothing to support it
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It’s a Craig Whyte economy
Suddenly everyone knows that the Rangers owner is a devious parasite. So why don’t they realise that he is the embodiment of British Capitalism and not an aberration?
Coercion – its the way of the right
There has been such endless discussion of the Tory Government ‘workfare’ scheme that if you weren’t paying attention you’d think it was a technical matter and not a right-wing fetish with pushing people about
Trump – master of Egg Power
It looks hard, it acts soft, but really it’s just a mess: Donald Trump is not that powerful and none of us should miss this great opportunity to ignore him
When your friends make you look like a fool
In the foreground, our earnest Prime Minister telling us to stop being suspicious of businesses. In the background, one of his business pals stuffing her pockets with public money.
Is Cameron a capitalist? Perhaps not
In the trailed extracts of his speech, Cameron doesn’t seem to have understood the very philosophy behind free-market economics. Is he a committed capitalist, or is he just an old-fashioned elitist Tory
Confusions, persistence and the dismal science
We are still being force-fed the bankrupt theories of ‘supply-side economics’ on the assumption we won’t really know what it means. Time to swat up.
Smoking out the difference between proof and evidence
Very right wing think tank seems very confused over the meaning of words – or is simply just at it
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Energy firms – the quest for a knight
A poll on attitudes to the behaviour of big energy companies runs absolutely counter to the dominant political narrative. So what wins out?
Should we add a cash motive to policing?
At first sight most people will be supportive of the idea of a ‘gangster tax’ – but we do at least need to think about the potential precedent