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Will Calman Actually Propose Something? by ThinkScotland
Rumours that the Calman Commission are considering recommending that the Scottish Executive should lose their veto over nuclear power stations in Scotland brings a new …
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Common Cause by ThinkScotland
The horrific events in India over the past 24 hours remind us all that, beyond our everyday worries about material things there are some things …
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In War and In Peace! by ThinkScotland
The first time the UK government borrowed on international markets it was to fund a war against Napoleon. Over the last 200-years we have gone on …
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The Devil Is Always In The Detail by ThinkScotland
The Pre Budget Report speech by the Chancellor provided a fascinating insight into the direction Labour believe the UK should take to cope with the …
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Bad Teachers Should Be Shown The Door by ThinkScotland
In the first case of its type, a Scottish School Teacher could be struck off after pleading guilty to serious professional incompetence. Despite this admission …
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Amid All The Economic Gloom There's Always Football by ThinkScotland
Lloyds TSB shareholders met in Glasgow to give their consent to a merger with HBoS, share values continue to fall on the London Stock Exchange …
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HBoS Doomed by Darling! by ThinkScotland
By announcing that the government will not support any consortium who seeks to buy HBoS in the same way as they are prepared to support …
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Latest Calman Paper Adds To The Debate! by ThinkScotland
An expert group of economists appointed by the Calman Commission to study financial arrangements between Westminster and Holyrood has concluded that the Barnet Formula is …
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Time to "Tell The Truth" or to be "Cautious"? by ThinkScotland
Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne MP, continues to defend his decision to warn of a possible run on the value of the pound because he says his …
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Bribe or Economic Stimulus? by ThinkScotland
Today’s newspapers suggest Gordon Brown is set to announce a £30 billion package to try and kick start the economy, (around £1,000 for each taxpayer in …