When abstract finance is allowed to lead fiscal policy-making, our lived reality pays the price

Recent articles have provoked discussion on the subject of a future Scottish money system. Here, we try to unravel the knotted strands of opinion in an attempt to discern a route towards the truth of ...

Recent articles have provoked discussion on the subject of a future Scottish money system. Here, we try to unravel the knotted strands of opinion in an attempt to discern a route towards the truth of ...

How political decisions create artificial social pressure points that fuel the rise of the far-right

Municipal Finance

Both unionists and independence supporters endure lower living standards while the unresolved constitution preserves City of London dominance over ordinary citizens across the UK

In closing his most famous work, Adam Smith reflected on the American colonies. Scots should take note of this lesser-known passage

In closing his most famous work, Adam Smith reflected on the American colonies. Scots should take note of this lesser-known passage

Financial Times columnist Stephen Bush has an article out this morning with the headline: Austerity denial and the mystery of Britain’s shrunken state In it, is suggest that the apparent paradox of a British state that costs more but does less is real. His suggestion is that since 2010, austerity has removed many services...

Money on the Left: History, Theory, PracticeVol. 1, No. 2 (2026)ISSN 2833-051X The Barter Myth & the Conceptual Foundations of Economic Modernity By Jean-Michel Servet Abstract The barter myth—…

Toward an International Democratic Public Finance Framework By Will Beaman The liberal international order faces a crisis of legitimacy, and the struggle to define its aftermath is already being or…

The Chartalist Newsletter August 2026 https://t.co/zPIN3uGr4S

Newsletter from Democratic Chartalist Movement - August 2026

In this episode, hosts Tyler Suksawat, Will Beaman, and Scott Ferguson sit down with Washington State Senator Bob Hasegawa to explore his nearly two-decade campaign to establish a public bank in Wa…

The 1974 TV adaptation of John McGrath's iconic 7:84 play about the exploitation of the Scottish people through history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom.

Building resilience, health and sovereignty is the key to beating austerity

How an independent Scotland could secure bilateral trade and monetary deals before ‘Independence Day’

On Burns Night, it's worth exploring how Scots are being bribed once more, and by who.

On Burns Night, it's worth exploring how Scots are being bribed once more, and by who.

“There Is No Such Thing As Public Money; There Is Only Taxpayers’ Money”

This may come as a bit of a shock to some, but Scotland already is an independent country.

Margaret Thatcher made this assertion in an interview with Womens Own Magazine on October 3rd 1987.

Despite the hyped division, every member of society desires the same outcomes

This may come as a bit of a shock to some, but Scotland already is an independent country.

A poem about time, efficiency, inhumanity, and the hope that the time has come for Scotland to build a healthier society

Mental Health Awareness Week has ended: the mental health crisis has not

Wisdom can be found even in old fairytales, but where is it in modern politics?

Wisdom can be found even in old fairytales, but where is it in modern politics?

Trump Is Not the Problem—the System That Produced Him Is

The handwringing around impending cost-of-living pressures highlights the ignorance and ineptitude of political decision makers in the UK

Reform’s claims to offer something fundamentally different to the ‘establishment’ parties do not stand up to scrutiny, nor do its policies

The handwringing around impending cost-of-living pressures highlights the ignorance and ineptitude of political decision makers in the UK

Imagine what would happen if our political, cultural, and economic leaders began to reconsider what it means to create “value” in Europe. What if we were supported to rest, to look after our families,...

The Implications - 1

ALT: a person 's hands are reaching out towards each other on a dark background

It’s a political decision to balance budgets on the backs of working families, writes Pavlina Tcherneva

Line graph showing generational social attitudes on a liberal-authoritarian spectrum

By Tyler Suksawat & Scott Ferguson What chance do local governments have in fighting authoritarian austerity, especially when they are left to rely on feckless legislators at the state and fede…

In Scotland we need our own pension funds to invest in Scotland; in our infrastructure and our local communities

ALMOST 200 years ago, the 2nd Marquis of Bute was investing heavily in railways and in building the docks of Cardiff