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Will the Bank of England's approach really help to tackle inflation?

Richard Murphy: Why the Bank of England's approach to tackling inflation won't work
YOU have to be well over the age of 50 now to recall the time when people lived in fear of inflation. It looks as though that fear is now back again though. So, is it justified?

Richard Murphy looks at the implications of modern monetary theory on an independent Scotland

national extra Richard Murphy: Clearing the confusion around modern monetary theory and independence

Investing in a relatively simple technology could reduce the chance of the NHS being overwhelmed dramatically

National Extra Richard Murphy: This one key change can revolutionise fight against Covid in 2022

Dominic Raab was criticised for a 2020 food bank selfie, while Natalie Elphicke came under fire this week

NATIONAL EXTRA It takes some brass neck for Tory MPs to snap selfies at food banks

Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak holds the financial powers Scotland's Finance Secretary Kate Forbes would need in order to combat Omicron as the Scottish Government would like

National Extra Richard Murphy: Why do economists ignore independence as a solution to Scotland's problems?

Muriel Gray has been appointed as the board member who will represent Scotland

NATIONAL EXTRA There's lots of change at the BBC - will new starts fall into line?

Alex Cole-Hamilton claimed a LibDem victory over the Tories in North Shropshire put his party in good stead for next year's local elections in Scotland

National Extra Is Alex Cole-Hamilton's 'new hope' for LibDems just the same old delusion?

Could Douglas Ross, Anas Sarwar and Alex Cole-Hamilton work together to defeat the SNP? It's not likely, argues Mark McGeoghegan in today's National Extra

NATIONAL EXTRA Would a Unionist electoral pact actually defeat the SNP?

Professor Richard Murphy looks at whether Chancellor Rishi Sunak is likely to U-turn and offer the financial aid Scots businesses need to weather Omicron

National Extra Richard Murphy: Scotland cannot fight Omicron while Tories hold the purse strings

Elon Musk has been given Time's Person of the Year title for 2021

NATIONAL EXTRA The problem with Elon Musk winning Time's Person of the Year title

Judith Robertson is chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission

National Extra Are human rights safe in Scotland if the UK Government plots to 'overhaul' them?

Boris Johnson and the truth have never been friends

NATIONAL EXTRA Boris Johnson shows why the indy movement needs to put all cards face up

Scotland could look to Finland on sustainable tourism

NATIONAL EXTRA What Scotland could learn from working with Finland on tourism

Boris Johnson is not happy with anyone holding his government to account - especially not after humiliation at the hands of the Supreme Court

NATIONAL EXTRA This Tory government thinks its above the law – it isn't

Spotify rakes in millions in the UK each year while paying its musicians a pittance

NATIONAL EXTRA Iona Fyfe: Spotify Unwrapped? More like Spotify stitch-up

Richard Murphy: SNP leaders must listen to members on economic issues of independence

NATIONAL EXTRA Richard Murphy: SNP leaders must listen to members on economic issues of independence

Prince Charles was in attendance as Barbados officially became a republic

National Extra Bold Barbados shows it's time for Scotland to join the modern world

France’s relationship with the UK is tense, and they’re both loving it

NATIONAL EXTRA France’s relationship with the UK is tense, and they’re both loving it

The Øresund bridge connects Denmark and Sweden

NATIONAL EXTRA Boris Johnson's failed Irish crossing highlights Denmark's success

An RNLI lifeboat lands in England after helping people in the Channel, Home Secretary Priti Patel, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson

National Extra The UK Government cannot both mourn refugees and enact its cruel policies

Richard Murphy writes today's National Extra

NATIONAL EXTRA Richard Murphy: How a new Scottish currency could affect mortgages and pensions

Priti Patel's stance on refugees shows she has not accepted the reality

NATIONAL EXTRA Priti Patel's stance on refugees shows she has not accepted the reality

The week that provided profound insight into the mind of Boris Johnson

NATIONAL EXTRA The week that provided profound insight into the mind of Boris Johnson

The Met Police have failed to explain why they won't investigate the Tories

NATIONAL EXTRA Pete Wishart: This is why I am considering taking the Met Police to court

Gay people exist. Homophobes don’t like that, but it's true - and it cannot be changed, converted, or cured

NATIONAL EXTRA This is the reality of conversion therapy, I've lived it

Richard Murphy writes this week's National Extra

NATIONAL EXTRA Scotland should learn from the mistakes the Bank of England is about to make

Home Secretary Priti Patel has criticised the church

NATIONAL EXTRA Priti Patel is the one 'gaming the system' on asylum, not the church

Migrants gather at the Belarus-Poland border. Photograph: AP

NATIONAL EXTRA Crisis at the Belarus border contains a warning for the future

Blink and you'd miss the media coverage of Douglas Ross's undeclared £28k

NATIONAL EXTRA Blink and you'd miss the media coverage of Douglas Ross's undeclared £28k

Cummings revelations on Johnson's Brexit ignorance are truly shocking

NATIONAL EXTRA Cummings revelations on Johnson's Brexit ignorance are truly shocking

Richard Murphy writes today's National Extra

NATIONAL EXTRA Richard Murphy: The three questions that are key to Scotland's future

Andrew Bowie quit at Tory vice-chairman this week

NATIONAL EXTRA North-east Scotland deserves better than spineless Scottish Tories

Andrew Bowie must also feel the weight of broken promises to fishermen and young people

National Extra Is the weight of broken Tory promises finally catching up to Andrew Bowie?

Former attorney general Geoffrey Cox, centre, made almost £1m from a second job working in a tax haven

NATIONAL EXTRA Ruth Wishart: Tories think earning 80 grand a year is just for the little people

From the early days of Boris Johnson’s government, we seen that he does not believe the rules apply to him and his government

NATIONAL EXTRA Pete Wishart: Sleaze-ridden Tory government believes rules don't apply to them

Boris Johnson's group of Tory MPs were all told to vote to protect Owen Paterson from punishment for his 'egregious' rule-breaking

national extra How the Owen Paterson sleaze scandal sums up the Tory government

Richard Murphy writes today's National Extra

NATIONAL EXTRA Owen Paterson is insignificant to the Tories – here's what this is really about

Amy Callaghan, the SNP MP for East Dunbartonshire, spent four months in hospital after suffering a stroke

NATIONAL EXTRA Amy Callaghan: My situation shows just how broken Westminster is

Boris Johnson's performance at COP26 seems to be one dripping with with insincerity and desperate opportunism

NATIONAL EXTRA Mike Small: The inspiring events of COP26 are on the fringes, not the UK's main event

Ruth Wishart writes today's National Extra

NATIONAL EXTRA Ruth Wishart: Despair as Boris Johnson offers another excruciating speech

fisheries were a contentious issue in the future relationship negotiations with the EU

NATIONAL EXTRA On fishing rights, the impact of Brexit was always unavoidable

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has bypassed the Scottish Government to send money directly to Scottish councils

NATIONAL EXTRA The levelling up fund could be the start of a Tory Trojan horse

Richard Murphy delivers his verdict on the autumn budget

NATIONAL EXTRA Rishi Sunak may be optimistic about the economy, but you shouldn't be

Neale Richmond represented Ireland at a Conference on the Future of Europe. Photograph: Philippe Strinweiss

NATIONAL EXTRA Neale Richmond: Why Ireland's future as a small nation in Europe is so bright

Angela Doran-Timson quit Anas Sarwar's Scottish Labour in favour of the Tory party

NATIONAL EXTRA There's a lesson for Scottish Labour as members defect to the Tories

'Lorna Slater is absolutely right. The war on drugs has failed', writes Scottish Green drugs spokesperson Gillian Mackay

national extra Lorna Slater is right: drugs aren't inherently dangerous but demonising them is

Pictures of the 1970s cleansing crisis sent in by Living Rent.

NATIONAL EXTRA How Glasgow's waste problems compare to those of the 1970s

Boris Johnson's Tory government has released a net-zero plan which involves 'absurd' and 'incoherent' claims, Green New Deal co-author Professor Richard Murphy writes

national extra 'Incoherent': Green New Deal author's verdict on Boris Johnson's net-zero plan

Some women plan to boycott clubs in protest over the recent reports

NATIONAL EXTRA Horrific spiking stories are yet another reminder of dangers posed to women

MSP Karen Adam writes for today's National Extra

NATIONAL EXTRA Shock as the UK neglects and abandons north-east Scotland once again

Scott Crichton Styles calls for more measures to protect politicians at Holyrood and other parliaments

NATIONAL EXTRA Attacks on politicians are attacks on democracy – we in Scotland can't be complacent

John Mason suggested abortion is rarely 'essential' or 'vital'

NATIONAL EXTRA Why MSP's claim that abortion is 'controversial' is so astonishing

Amid shortages and inflation, Boris Johnson's government is leading the UK towards a recession, Professor Richard Murphy writes

national extra Richard Murphy: How Boris Johnson's Tories are worsening a looming recession

Arguments for leaving the EU are as unconvincing now as they have ever been, says Anthony Salamone

NATIONAL EXTRA Anthony Salamone: Economic facts of Brexit don’t change with political weather