Cath Jones
@ff6sc.bsky.social
#scottishindependence
#scottishcurrency
#MMT
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Member of the Scottish Currency Group
Bylines Scotland author
Scottish independence, Scottish currency
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#scottishcurrency
#MMT
🏴
Member of the Scottish Currency Group
Bylines Scotland author
Scottish independence, Scottish currency
No DMs unless it's about👆
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Cath Jones
@ff6sc.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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Scottish independence and Scottish currency are where it's at! bsky.app/profile/scg1...
We agree, it's moving only in one direction and that's an exit from the U.K. union. We are all tired of dancing to the beat of someone else's drum
England: Less than half of English voters see maintaining the Union as a priority.
Scotland: Support for independence has doubled since 2000.
Wales: Independence support is up significantly in recent years.
It's clear. The old Union no longer speaks to the hopes of the people.
#ImagineScotland
Scotland: Support for independence has doubled since 2000.
Wales: Independence support is up significantly in recent years.
It's clear. The old Union no longer speaks to the hopes of the people.
#ImagineScotland
April 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
We agree, it's moving only in one direction and that's an exit from the U.K. union. We are all tired of dancing to the beat of someone else's drum
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Whit?
Health secretary keeps taking donations linked to private health | Good Law Project
Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department. But what do his backers expect in return?
goodlawproject.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Whit?
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This narrative can't be allowed to go uncontested. Scotland loses 6% of our GDP in profits to overseas investors £10.1Bn/yr since 1998. Investors don’t come here out of charity, they invest because they expect to make more than they put in."
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2507...
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2507...
SFE chief: It is clear that there remains a real warmth towards Scotland
Scotland has a global reputation for innovation and expertise but, against a backdrop of increasing global competition, we must continue to work hard
www.heraldscotland.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This narrative can't be allowed to go uncontested. Scotland loses 6% of our GDP in profits to overseas investors £10.1Bn/yr since 1998. Investors don’t come here out of charity, they invest because they expect to make more than they put in."
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2507...
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2507...
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Can't argue with that
April 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Can't argue with that
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bylines.scot/news/economi...
Yes they really must. And they need to be SAFE BY DESIGN, not accidents waiting to happen.
Yes they really must. And they need to be SAFE BY DESIGN, not accidents waiting to happen.
April 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
bylines.scot/news/economi...
Yes they really must. And they need to be SAFE BY DESIGN, not accidents waiting to happen.
Yes they really must. And they need to be SAFE BY DESIGN, not accidents waiting to happen.
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Scotonomics will be discussing this analysis of spending and taxation in the U.K. which literally turns everything you thought you knew about public spending on its head. Vital information for an Indy Scotland. Watch the show & post questions. Document in comments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtvG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtvG...
SCOTONOMICS Ep 125: The Self Financing State
YouTube video by SCOTONOMICS
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Scotonomics will be discussing this analysis of spending and taxation in the U.K. which literally turns everything you thought you knew about public spending on its head. Vital information for an Indy Scotland. Watch the show & post questions. Document in comments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtvG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtvG...
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Ronald MacDonald muddying the waters, nobody is saying we will use Sterling long term after the transition period.
Independence parties agree we need our own currency so this is the ground on which any comments on Scottish independence should now be being made.
open.substack.com/pub/dearscot...
Independence parties agree we need our own currency so this is the ground on which any comments on Scottish independence should now be being made.
open.substack.com/pub/dearscot...
Has Ronald McDonald been living under a rock?
Or perhaps a golden arch?
open.substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ronald MacDonald muddying the waters, nobody is saying we will use Sterling long term after the transition period.
Independence parties agree we need our own currency so this is the ground on which any comments on Scottish independence should now be being made.
open.substack.com/pub/dearscot...
Independence parties agree we need our own currency so this is the ground on which any comments on Scottish independence should now be being made.
open.substack.com/pub/dearscot...
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Is the UK Government only for England? The abandonment of Grangemouth, in comparison to saving an English steel plant would suggest it. Look behind Stephen Flynn at the sneering & contemptuous Reform UK MPs, they don't represent Scottish interests. Vote independence in '26
🗣️ 'Westminster is only interested in Westminster'
Stephen Flynn hits out at the UK Government as MPs debate emergency law to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant
Stephen Flynn hits out at the UK Government as MPs debate emergency law to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant
April 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Is the UK Government only for England? The abandonment of Grangemouth, in comparison to saving an English steel plant would suggest it. Look behind Stephen Flynn at the sneering & contemptuous Reform UK MPs, they don't represent Scottish interests. Vote independence in '26
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If Scotland as a devolved nation can understand NHS staff are vital to keeping our population healthy then Westminster, with all the power of the U.K. purse, is choosing to undervalue NHS staff in favour of privatising the NHS for profit to shareholders
NEW: A leading trade union has called for the UK Government to match the pay offer given to NHS health workers in Scotland
UK Government challenged to match Scottish NHS pay offer by union
A LEADING trade union has called for the UK Government to match the pay offer given to NHS health workers in Scotland ...
www.thenational.scot
April 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
If Scotland as a devolved nation can understand NHS staff are vital to keeping our population healthy then Westminster, with all the power of the U.K. purse, is choosing to undervalue NHS staff in favour of privatising the NHS for profit to shareholders
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Westminster is choosing not to do more, "betraying Scottish workers" and the Scottish economy which affects us all in Scotland. Vote independence in '26
NEW: Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater reacts as legislation was approved to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant after MPs were recalled to Parliament for an extraordinary Saturday session to debate 👇
April 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Westminster is choosing not to do more, "betraying Scottish workers" and the Scottish economy which affects us all in Scotland. Vote independence in '26
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This is what puts the lie to Westminster not being able to do more to support investment in building an economy which supports all of us. They are captured by the people who feed off our precarity so we work for peanuts for their profits
The UK government cannot go bust because it is the only organisation with the ultimate authority required to create the money that’s required to settle its debts. It really is time politicians understood that.
youtu.be/jVdu8d8b-1E?...
youtu.be/jVdu8d8b-1E?...
The UK government can never go bust because it quite literally makesthe money to pay its debts.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
April 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
This is what puts the lie to Westminster not being able to do more to support investment in building an economy which supports all of us. They are captured by the people who feed off our precarity so we work for peanuts for their profits
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🧵reply-1/ Graeme Roy highlights the strategic importance of public investment to improve physical & mental health. He doesn't address how investment in our public services is possible within the Union as its severely constrained by the UK’s fiscal framework...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'Scotland’s different population dynamics mean we face challenges sooner'
Among the most significant of these challenges is the twin effect of an ageing population and a history of poor health outcomes.
www.heraldscotland.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🧵reply-1/ Graeme Roy highlights the strategic importance of public investment to improve physical & mental health. He doesn't address how investment in our public services is possible within the Union as its severely constrained by the UK’s fiscal framework...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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"Gaza has been deported to another dimension in which no rules apply." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Politicians want to normalise what’s happening in Gaza. Our moral outrage won’t let that happen | Nesrine Malik
The more shocking the carnage becomes, the more people are punished for speaking out. This just makes it clear how much is really at stake, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"Gaza has been deported to another dimension in which no rules apply." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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UK state pension rises by £470 to £11,790 a yr.
26% of retirees receive the full amount
SP is less than 50% of minimum wage. Worst in major economies.
Thousands below the poverty line lost winter fuel payment.
2m pensioners live in poverty.
110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
26% of retirees receive the full amount
SP is less than 50% of minimum wage. Worst in major economies.
Thousands below the poverty line lost winter fuel payment.
2m pensioners live in poverty.
110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
April 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
UK state pension rises by £470 to £11,790 a yr.
26% of retirees receive the full amount
SP is less than 50% of minimum wage. Worst in major economies.
Thousands below the poverty line lost winter fuel payment.
2m pensioners live in poverty.
110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
26% of retirees receive the full amount
SP is less than 50% of minimum wage. Worst in major economies.
Thousands below the poverty line lost winter fuel payment.
2m pensioners live in poverty.
110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
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Been meaning to share this excellent site: www.youtube.com/@TheScotland...
The Scotland Channel
It's time for Scotland to be properly represented in the media. The Scotland Channel aims to reflect the Scottish people, life, culture and achievements of this great wee country in a way that London-...
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Been meaning to share this excellent site: www.youtube.com/@TheScotland...
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World Curling final: Scotland beat Switzerland to take gold
Scotland take gold at the men's World Curling Championship after a dramatic 5-4 victory over Switzerland in Moose Jaw, Canada.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Lessons from the global south for decolonising Scotland. "It's not going to be done by anybody else". Be cautious about the self interest of other nations. It's down to us to do it through negotiation on our own terms
x.com/fadhelkaboub...
x.com/fadhelkaboub...
x.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Lessons from the global south for decolonising Scotland. "It's not going to be done by anybody else". Be cautious about the self interest of other nations. It's down to us to do it through negotiation on our own terms
x.com/fadhelkaboub...
x.com/fadhelkaboub...
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Interesting take on the crossroads where the world economy finds itself. Will we escape neoliberalism and globalisation and move to a new age of national resilience?
labourheartlands.com/the-end-of-g...
labourheartlands.com/the-end-of-g...
The End Of Globalisation? Why Trump's Tariff War Might Just Spark The Fourth Industrial Re-Evolution - Labour Heartlands
Globalisation has enabled corporate profit on an unprecedented scale. For decades, multinational corporations outsourced production to countries where labour
labourheartlands.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Interesting take on the crossroads where the world economy finds itself. Will we escape neoliberalism and globalisation and move to a new age of national resilience?
labourheartlands.com/the-end-of-g...
labourheartlands.com/the-end-of-g...
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Last year we showed how more than 60% of the donations accepted by Streeting were from companies and individuals with links to private health. He has since bagged a further £58,000 from private health care interests. goodlawproject.org/health-secre...
Health secretary keeps taking donations linked to private health | Good Law Project
Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department. But what do his backers expect in return?
goodlawproject.org
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Last year we showed how more than 60% of the donations accepted by Streeting were from companies and individuals with links to private health. He has since bagged a further £58,000 from private health care interests. goodlawproject.org/health-secre...
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Letter from SCG member Jim Osborne in today's Herald.
archive.ph/kxe3c
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2506...
archive.ph/kxe3c
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2506...
Indy Scotland would fund public services without needing private help
An independent Scotland with our own currency and a central bank will have the fiscal capacity to fund public services, whether they are actually…
www.heraldscotland.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Letter from SCG member Jim Osborne in today's Herald.
archive.ph/kxe3c
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2506...
archive.ph/kxe3c
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2506...
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April 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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It takes an English man, a good one at that, to spell out the reality not enough Scots see. Scotland is an economic colony Westminster won't let go of, we have huge resources oil (McCrone 70s) gas, hydrogen, wind, land, sea etc. Come on Scotland, wake up to independence.
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April 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It takes an English man, a good one at that, to spell out the reality not enough Scots see. Scotland is an economic colony Westminster won't let go of, we have huge resources oil (McCrone 70s) gas, hydrogen, wind, land, sea etc. Come on Scotland, wake up to independence.
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdLTyK99/
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Nearing the end of this series from Scottish Currency Group's Jim Osborne. Check out the whole series in the National.
archive.ph/8kWZw
www.thenational.scot/comment/2506...
archive.ph/8kWZw
www.thenational.scot/comment/2506...
How would tax work in a wellbeing economy?
WE have explained in our series of articles that increased government investment in the transformation to a wellbeing economy will produce fiscal…
www.thenational.scot
April 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Nearing the end of this series from Scottish Currency Group's Jim Osborne. Check out the whole series in the National.
archive.ph/8kWZw
www.thenational.scot/comment/2506...
archive.ph/8kWZw
www.thenational.scot/comment/2506...
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In the U.K. under the devolution settlement, with a fixed budget, Scotland can't outperform underlying economic conditions set in Westminster. We can't address or mitigate our issues without full powers and our own currency. We need to be making the economic decisions which benefit all of our people
April 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In the U.K. under the devolution settlement, with a fixed budget, Scotland can't outperform underlying economic conditions set in Westminster. We can't address or mitigate our issues without full powers and our own currency. We need to be making the economic decisions which benefit all of our people