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The UK Government should consider reforming the ‘costly’ pensions triple lock, the OECD has said

'Pensions not safe under Westminster' as triple lock comes under threat

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pictured at a car factory

UK forecast for second-worst economic growth in the G7

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The National columnists reach the length and breadth of Scotland

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A consultation on Community Wealth Building took place at the start of this year

SCOTONOMICS 'We're a' Jock Thamson's Bairns': A Q&A on community wealth building in Scotland

There are efforts being made by a development trust to tackle a housing shortage in Raasay

'Chronic' housing shortage in Scottish island to be tackled in new project

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Where is the cost-benefit analysis of assessment changes?

Letters Tory John Lamont cannot say how many disabled people could be working

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The GERS accounts will show a fall in Scottish revenue as jobs move south and tax is paid in England

Letters Asset-stripping can only be stopped with our independence

Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

NEWSLETTER How the Treasury outplayed Scotland in fiscal settlement negotiations

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Jeremy Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement

COMMENT Richard Murphy: Why this Autumn Statement is a disaster for Scotland

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A large RBS branch in central Glasgow will close next year

RBS announces closure of central Glasgow bank branch

Finance Secretary Shona Robison said the UK and Scottish Governments had come to a 'finely balanced agreement' on a new fiscal deal when it was announced in August

EXCLUSIVE Scotland 'like turkey voting for Christmas' in agreeing to new UK fiscal deal

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Raging against the machine after the 2014 independence referendum did not represent the route to take

NEWSLETTER Reinventing Scotland: 'Policy wonks' will not deliver the change we need

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Tom Nairn's work was at the heart of a conference in Scotland

NEWSLETTER Scotonomics: Economics at the Break Up of Britain conference

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Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement on Wednesday

Autumn Statement to push benefit claimants into work under new rules

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We are consuming too much as a society, writes Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp

NEWSLETTER Consumption is a major problem, but a wellbeing economy can fix it

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Energy-rich Scotland exports electricity to England yet pays higher charges

Letters Huge standing charges for Scottish customers are an outrage

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The typical household’s bill will rise from £1834 per year to £1931, according to a new forecast

Energy bills expected to rise for millions in new year

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Prime minister Rishi Sunak walks with Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer through the Central Lobby at the Palace of Westminster

COMMENT Richard Murphy: Labour's mirroring of Tory tactics spells dangerous times

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The UK Government has been celebrating after inflation fell to 4.6% in October

'Beyond crass' for Tories to take credit for inflation fall

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The Scottish Government has long pushed for a so-called social tariff, which would see those on means-tested benefits pay less

UK Government urged to reduce energy prices for benefit claimants

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had pledged to halve inflation, but experts say his actions have had little to do with it

'Dubious': Experts undermine Tory boasts as inflation drops below five per cent

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Thousand of newly minted £1 coins collect in a bin at the Royal Mint

SCOTONOMICS The five key misconceptions which are holding Scotland's economy back

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The Consumer Prices Index is expected to fall to 4.7% last month, down from 6.7% in September (PA)

UK inflation set to fall ‘dramatically’ to two year low as energy prices ease

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Disgraced former prime minister Liz Truss formed a group which has called for the minimum wage to be cut

'Minimum wage is destroying jobs and must be cut', Liz Truss's economy group claims

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House prices across Scotland as a whole have fallen by one per cent, according to new data

Rural Scottish area 'bucks trend' as house prices rise faster than big cities

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The changes could see Job Centre work coaches decide who has put in enough effort to find a job in order to keep receiving benefits

'Heartless' Tory benefit cuts would force sick and disabled back into work

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The UK's economy has stagnated after no growth in the latest quarter

UK economy stagnates after no growth in latest quarter, figures show

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The action group believes a subsea tunnel could bring benefits

Subsea tunnels between Shetland isles 'could boost economy and green ambitions'

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Richard Murphy says Scottish independence remains a worthwhile cause in uncertain times

COMMENT In times of drastic uncertainty, Scottish independence remains a worthwhile cause

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The Scottish Government is planning on trialling a four-day work week

NEWSLETTER Why a four-day week works – and should be part of Scotland's wellbeing economy

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An independent Scotland would be more welcoming

NEWSLETTER Scotonomics: The economic truths behind new independence white paper

A previous decision to approve 100 new licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea sparked concern and criticism among climate campaigners

Oil and gas plan may ‘not necessarily’ bring down bills, says Energy Secretary

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A teenage girl showing signs of mental health issues

comment A Scottish constitution should include the right to access a free health service

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East Dunbartonshire introduce new payment to tackle Cost-of-Living Crisis

Council to give one off payment of £150 to households

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Could the Scottish Government use its powers to deliver free mains energy for all?

Letters Taxing the assets of energy firms could bring big benefits

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves at the party's conference

COMMENT Why Labour's self-defeating economic plans are doomed to fail

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Alba leader Alex Salmond (left) and First Minister Humza Yousaf, who is planning to issue Scottish Government bonds

EXCLUSIVE Alex Salmond: I won Scotland's bond powers. Here's how we should use them

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

COMMENT Four worrying things the Covid Inquiry told us about Rishi Sunak's economics

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The number of UK firms calling in the administrators has risen by a fifth year-on-year, according to new analysis

Number of Scottish businesses going insolvent 'up one-fifth year-on-year'

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The UN summits do not lead to change

NEWSLETTER Forget useless COP summits – this is the big green idea we need

The UK Government balance is historically in deficit

NEWSLETTER Scotonomics: Why the UK fiscal deficit is our surplus

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Richard Lochhead (left) with the founder of Scottish Games Network Brian Baglow

Scotland's gaming industry has 'phenomenal reputation' across globe, says minister

Aerial view of the island of Eigg where sustainable tourism is already rooted in the community

COMMENT The Small Isles are showing how sustainable tourism can be done

Alyn Smith said scrapping the cap on bankers' bonuses was 'absurd'

SNP MP applauded on Question Time as he labels bankers' bonus cap removal 'absurd'

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First Minister Humza Yousaf with Justice and Home Affairs Minister Angela Constance (left) and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison

COMMENT Richard Murphy: Politics-as-usual won't save worst-off Scots from poverty

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Leading bankers say Scotland's bond plan will boost nation's profile

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Glasgow has been ranked as the 61st best city on the planet.

Scottish city powers to highest ever ranking in World’s Best Cities Report

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We are encouraged to believe that rising food or fuel prices are bad but rising 'property' prices are good

Letters A house should be a home, not a ‘property’ to generate profit

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A poster in Paris shows a picture of late humorist Michel Colucci aka Coluche

COMMENT We should not have to wait for the ultra-rich to feel generous - we should tax them

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Scotland has the opportunity to create economic wealth from its coastal communities, writes Craig Berry

COMMENT Craig Berry: Scotland can chart a course for a resilient and thriving coastal economy

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Nonsense takes on taxes in Scotland are as inevitable as taxes themselves, writes Kate Forbes

COMMENT Kate Forbes: 'Hot takes' on taxes ignore Holyrood's powerlessness to raise revenue

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A car stuck in the road in Invergowrie, near Dundee, amid weather that will only become more frequent

NEWSLETTER Wellbeing economy for Scotland isn't 'nice' – it is far more important than that

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