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Taking place in Leith, 19th- 21st March 2026. Scotland’s Economics Festival: Bringing Big Economic Ideas to Scotland. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/scotlandseconomicsfestival
To change everything, you have to change everything. This report hints at the need for a different economic framework in Scotland. Great work!
Our report with @mazzucatom.bsky.social and @iipp-ucl.bsky.social warns Scotland’s economy stands at a critical juncture.

To close the gap between ambition and delivery, it must move beyond minor tweaks, and embrace an investment-led, mission-oriented industrial strategy.

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November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Richard Murphy: Could a crash as bad as 2008 hit us? The answer is yes www.thenational.scot/comment/2559...
Richard Murphy: Could a crash as bad as 2008 hit us? The answer is yes
Most of the serious economic commentators now think we are witnessing a stock market bubble, led by the increasing value of seven major US tech…
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November 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Join us on Wed 19 Nov for an online screening of Purpose - a Wellbeing Economies Film. Followed by a discussion exploring how we can change the rules of our economy so it delivers good lives on a healthy planet.

Book your space: www.tickettailor.com/events/wellb...
Select tickets – Purpose Film: Online Screening – Zoom
Purpose Film: Online Screening – Zoom, Wed 19 Nov 2025 - In Scotland, one in four children are growing up in poverty. People are facing impossible choices as they can’t afford the essentials. At the s...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Yesterday, Institute President Pavlina Tcherneva (@ptcherneva.bsky.social) delivered the keynote at the CIRIEC International & Bordeaux GSEF 2025 conferences—highlighting global successes of the job guarantee and the social and solidarity economy movement.

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President Pavlina R. Tcherneva Delivers Keynote at CIRIEC International and Bordeaux GSEF 2025 Conferences – Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
Institute President Pavlina R. Tcherneva delivered the joint keynote address at the CIRIEC International and Bordeaux GSEF 2025 conferences, bringing together leading voices from across the global soc...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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This week we were proud to speak at Scotland’s inaugural Just Transition Summit.

Scotland's oil and gas sector is in long-term decline. Like it or not, Scotland must now prepare for a post-fossil fuel economy. 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
*Bringing big economic ideas to Scotland*
A unique, public-facing celebration of economic thinking – designed to challenge, inform, and inspire. Leading economists, commentators, campaigners, and curious citizens to explore BIG economic ideas.
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Scotland's Economics Festival
Scotland's Economics Festival – Scotland’s Economics Festival is open to everyone: Students, workers, policy-makers, activists, and anyone trying to make sense...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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What a fabulous time we have had in Bristol, Amsterdam, Sheffield, London and Vienna - not to mention Chichester and Singapore.

These photos are from the Vienna #MMT workshop.
September 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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"Edinburgh Television Festival’s office is still located in London"

UK dysfunctional centralisation writ large on a door somewhere on London.
#scottishindependence
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Just 7 per cent of Edinburgh TV Festival panellists based in Scotland
Kicking off today, the 50th Edinburgh Television Festival, is the annual gathering of broadcasting’s big hitters.
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August 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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#MMT Austria & the whole EU would benefit from a lot more people discussing the basics of MMT, the remaining flaws in the design of the eurozone and the fiscal framework, and the impact this has had on equity and sustainability.

Join in! September 27/28.

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Money, Government and the Public Interest | Vienna
Public Money for Public Good: Why MMT Matters | Vienna, Austria
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August 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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The evidence is clear: taking action on climate change today is far cheaper than paying for the consequences of unchecked warming later.

Policymakers need to grasp this — as time is running out.
July 31, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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As the Land Reform Bill moves through the Scottish Parliament, one thing remains clear.

Without bold changes to how land is owned and managed, Scotland cannot unlock its potential on housing, inequality, productivity, and the climate.

Here's why the Bill matters and where it falls short.

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July 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM