@ScotEconFest

Bringing big economic ideas to Scotland. A unique, public-facing celebration of economic thinking – designed to challenge, inform, and inspire.

 Edinburgh, Scotland
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Joined October 2025
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Bringing BIG economic ideas to Scotland. Edinburgh, March 19-21, 2027. Thanks to @WEAll_Alliance, @GlobalJusticeUK, @TheSkotia, and @DemocracyCollab for their support. Tickets available now! scoteconfest.org/
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Isabella M Weber
@IsabellaMWeberOct 16
We need an ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS which puts a floor under people's livelihoods and a ceiling on the extreme concentration of power and wealth. 🔗 Today I am launching my new YouTube channel: youtu.be/Wj_GdHSo7PU
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Membership of the EU for an independent Scotland is incompatible with a wellbeing economy, argue @Williamgallus and @DEhnts, owing to the EU's fiscal rules. patreon.com/file?h=154082757…
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MMTUK Policy Research Group
@MMTUK_PRGOct 3
The Bank of England cannot solve supply-side inflation by raising rates. Our analysis of the May 2026 decision shows monetary tightening is blocking fiscal tools that actually work. #MMT #economics #UKEconomy mmtuk.org/research/the-wrong…

The Wrong Tool for the Job

MMTUK analysis of the Bank of England's May 2026 rate decision, arguing monetary policy cannot address supply-side inflation and is obstructing the fiscal resp…

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William Thomson@WilliamgallusOct 1
“The work that women do is perceived as a luxury" Emma Holten on #FeministEconomics from this year's @ScotEconFest in Edinburgh. youtu.be/aGqUAvroM98
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Rethinking Economics
@rethinkeconOct 2
Joan Robinson knew that economics isn't a neutral science—it’s all about power. We don't need more unthinking economists parroting econ class teachings. We need rethinkers ready to push for an economy that serves people and planet. If you agree, join the movement. ✊
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“The work that women do is perceived as a luxury" @emma_holten on #FeministEconomics at our festival in Edinburgh earlier this year. youtube.com/watch?v=aGqUAvro…

“The work that women do is perceived as a luxury" Emma Holten on Feminist Economics

What does feminist economics tell us about how we value work, care,...

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William Thomson@WilliamgallusSep 29
"Where all government money comes from. We instruct the BoE to create the currency to command resources, and if they are available, we buy them. The problem is real resources. We need to find them. But we don't need to find the money to buy those." Next question.
Saul Staniforth@SaulStaniforthSep 27
Andy Burnham is asked, where will the money come from (for social care)? #bbclaurak
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William Thomson@WilliamgallusSep 22
Raising interest rates will not reduce inflation. So why does it seem impossible to challenge this long-established response to rising prices? Legitimate concerns exist about central banks' current response. Thread. 1/8
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Nice! We would add that most introductions to heterodox schools take you usefully beyond mainstream economics.
Dirk Ehnts
@DEhntsSep 12
It takes one #MMT book to get beyond the frontier of economoc research. Way beyond. 🤯
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Given the rise of the far right across Western democracies we have proof that the notion of "sound government finances" (austerity and unemployment) is incompatible with both democracy and wellbeing.
George Cooper@xGeorgeCooperSep 10
Between this and the British triple lock etc. are we basically proving democracy is incompatible with sound government finance?
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Mark Hooper AS/MS@markjhooperAug 8
Come work with Sarah Rees MS and me. Closing date 20th August 2026. senedd.wales/job-opportuniti…
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Malcolm Reavell@malcolm_reavellAug 7
Excellent! Now is the time to have this conversation. The insights of MMT can help break the doom loop of “taxpayer money” that has every country paralysed in a neoliberal nightmare of extreme inequality, wars, climate catastrophe, and environmental collapse.
Joe Weisenthal
@TheStalwartAug 6
IT'S TIME TO START TALKING ABOUT MMT AGAIN In the newsletter, I wrote about how in our time of persistently high inflation, a high cost of living, and ongoing strain on industrial capacity, MMT wisdom (once again!) shines a light towards a policy path that may be helpful.
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Isabella M Weber
@IsabellaMWeberAug 4
The end of the end of history. The Economist now sees Leninism as the reason for China’s competitiveness. Wasn’t a whole-of-state approach supposed to be doomed? China’s escape from shock therapy was the first existential blow to neoliberalism. This is the nail in its coffin.
Finbarr Bermingham@fberminghamAug 3
"MOFCOM is correct, China is competitive. But what foreign firms compete against isn't just supple, hard-driving Chinese firms but a whole-of-state approach to industry. Foreign firms stand little chance against a Leninist developmental state of China’s size, wealth & modernity"
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One third of Europe's mainland nuclear reactors are offline owing to the current climate conditions.
BELLA CALEDONIA@bellacaledoniaAug 4
Nuclear has become a casualty of climate breakdown
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Caroline Lucas@CarolineLucasJul 31
Govt planning c. 100 new data centres by early 2030s, mostly in water stressed areas - with no legal duty to disclose how much water they use. Meanwhile Govt launches £75m publicity campaign to urge us to reduce water use & privatised water companies waste 19% thro leaks. Madness
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William Thomson@WilliamgallusJul 21
Same old same old. Growth as the only way to have the things that most of us had when the economy was half the size. And yet they keep banging the same tired old drum.
Paul Johnson@PJTheEconomistJul 20
People feeling cost of living crisis because earnings have barely grown in two decades. Only sustainable way to tackle this is through growth. Subsidies won’t be sustainable and may hinder progress. New PM must focus on long term solutions not short term sticking plasters.
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William Thomson@WilliamgallusJul 18
I had a chat with @ScotNational podcast about a recent Scottish Government decision to launch wholesale bonds. A small decision that tells us so much about this administration. m.youtube.com/watch?v=kjtBGU…

Is SNP bonds plan putting Scottish independence at RISK?

Reporter Abbi Garton-Crosbie sat down with William Thomson from Sco...

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William Thomson@WilliamgallusJul 10
Replying to @DavidMcNab17
Why we don't need a wealth tax, but we do need to tax wealth. Why the #MMT lens adds so much to the debate on a wealth tax. youtu.be/Iir0GP40_vw

Why we need to tax wealth but a wealth tax is the wrong idea -...

A huge interest in a #WealthTax at the moment. William Thomson in...

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Isabella M Weber
@IsabellaMWeberApr 20
Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy. I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all. Out in October with @randomhouse.
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