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Alex Scott-Samuel

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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Home truths from @vincegomez.com & others: #AndyBurnham, #JohnHealey, @downingstreet.bsky.social, #hmtreasury, @bankofengland.bsky.social, please take note - and respond www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Beware rightwing economic myths such as ‘maxing out the nation’s credit card’ | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article in which Larry Elliott argues that Andy Burnham must challenge neoliberal nostrums
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yours truly with @Unite_Community NHS Group convenor @peterspillane.bsky.social and fellow activists at the No Palantir in the NHS march in Liverpool last week
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dear @greenparty.org.uk, Would you kindly share an image of Conference economics motion A65 (and if convenient, 66 & 67)? Thank you 
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Would you mind sharing a photo of A65? Many thanks 
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
 Would @sheridanvk.bsky.social - or any other Green reading this – kindly share a photo of the text of economic motion A65 (and if convenient, 66 and 67)?
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hey @jefferydeaver.bsky.social: when will Deceptions become available in Audible or Kindle in the UK? 
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Labour's Holborn candidate 'is Zionist JLM member'
Sagal Abdi-Wali has extensive links to pro-Israel Labour figures and a terrible record when it comes to Gaza and Palestine in Camden
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/04/g...
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Green Party adopts anti-Zionist policy - Green Party
The Green Party has adopted a motion formally establishing it as an anti-Zionist party at its 2026 conference, following a vote by party members
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Vince Gomez @vincegomez.com · 04/10/2026
Elliott's column, well worth a read: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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Vince Gomez @vincegomez.com · 04/10/2026
Elliott ends on Keynes. So do the films: "Anything we can actually do we can afford." The question is never "can we afford it?" It's "do we have the people and resources to do it?"
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A simple, clear explanation of how the monetary system operates 
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
. @luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social @cnduk.bsky.social
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good advice to Andy Burnham 
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Larry Elliott is as eloquent and coherent as ever. The Chancellor needs him...not just us as an economist, but also as a communicator. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Royal Liverpool Hospital today 
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At last, some truth about public money in the mainstream media www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Larry Elliott is saying precisely what I recently discussed here👇. Will Burnham and Healey listen to him? alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
labourhub.org.uk/2026/09/30/n...
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Nought But Hope For The NHS
The Socialist Health Association’s Esther Giles responds to Chancellor John Healey’s Labour Party Conference speech. When one strips away the warm rhetoric about red ties and miners’ lamps, the ove…
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Check out this important new report from @99organisation.bsky.social 99-percent.org/wp-content/u...
99-percent.org
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Thread (1/38) Three Baseless Taboos are Derailing National Renewal
A diagram showing how accepting the taboos leads to failure
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Last week, I hosted the recent launch of the @99organisation.bsky.social new report “Treasury Induced Decline”, alongside @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social and Lord John Hendy. Read the report here: 99-percent.org/wp-content/u...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
labourhub.org.uk/2026/09/26/r... Labour's Conference Arrangements Committee and NEC are still dominated by Starmer and McSweeney's fixers
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Ruled Out of Order: Why ‘Cash for Influence’ Still Matters
By Rathi Guhadasan The Socialist Health Association’s proposed rule change on ‘Cash for Influence’ has been ruled out of order and will not be debated at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool …
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
*TOMORROW ON CHANNEL 4* *Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed: Dispatches* ▪︎ 11:05pm to 12:05am ▪︎ Thursday 24 September With access to unpublished internal Whitehall documents, Dispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza 🔗 tv24.co.uk/p/britains-g...
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Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed, 11:05pm on Channel 4
Dispatches: With access to unpublished internal Whitehall documents, Dispatches reveals how the UK government responded to alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@premnsikka.bsky.social Very much enjoyed your contributions at the PJP conference. You referred to your forthcoming pre-budget briefing. Please please please refer in your briefing to how public money is created and the policy implications  alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo...
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you are @ #Lab26, this meeting's well worth attending
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbH9...  Great panel discussion on now at Peace and Justice Conference. Scroll back and watch Prem Sikka, Patricia Pino and Carolina Alves
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Conference 2026 - Sunday
YouTube video by Project for Peace & Justice by Jeremy Corbyn
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The US end of our family had an unexpected teatime guest yesterday
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
An unpleasant politician joins an unpleasant organisation. What's not to love? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
substack.com/@frapacioli/...
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The two most divisive words in UK politics
The idea of ‘taxpayers’ money’ has poisoned the well of political debate for almost half a century.
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
.@allybrown.bsky.social critiques "Manchesterism" and devolution through an equity lens   journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
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Framing health inequalities to tell political stories: Devolution makes the difference | Journal of Critical Public Health
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Delightfully intelligent editorial @judegreen.bsky.social journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...
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View of The (inevitable) politics of public health research | Journal of Critical Public Health
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
events.nnu.org/event/ebf157...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thus woman claims that every 50g processed meat increases cancer risk by 18%. Grossly misleading. In truth, 2 slices of bacon *every single day* increases *lifetime risk* of colon cancer *relatively* by 18% – from 5% lifetime risk to 6%... www.facebook.com/share/r/1DX3... #bbcmoreorless
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Not really short but nonetheless, highly recommended – especially for those uninformed or sceptical about #MMT
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@stevekeen938062.skystack.xyz profstevekeen.substack.com/p/government...
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Government money creation
Chapter 15 in my forthcoming book “How Economists Will Destroy Capitalism”
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's the money, stupid alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo... @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's the money, stupid alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo... @stephaniekelton.bsky.social @billmitchell.org
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns
Exclusive: Patients identify errors in consultation transcripts that are missed by GPs, Healthwatch England finds
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/pulse-c...
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Third of GPs don't have fully-qualified NHS roles within a year of finishing training, data shows
More than a third of GPs do not have fully-qualified roles in the NHS a year on from finishing training, new data has shown.
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's the money, stupid  alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo...
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
youtu.be/kI-wvSkHKkQ?...
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The FT says the poor should pay for the bond crisis. I say we fight the bond dealers.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨ANNUAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT We're excited to announce @defendourjuries.bsky.social co-founder Tim Crosland and economist @cacrisalves.bsky.social will join us at our annual conference on 19-20 September. Full line-up and panels coming soon. 🎟️Register: www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/65ba752...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I stopped watching football around 1965. You may have been less fortunate
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
When will #BBC heed their own review & start telling us the truth? Every £ of public spending is newly created & requires no taxation nor borrowing mmtaction.com/media/papers... vincegomez.com/articles/sha...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
RT Appalled to discover it's 3 years since #BBC's economics impartiality review's critical comments on the household budget analogy with which the likes of @bbclaurak.bsky.social & @EvanHD.bsky.social continue to mislead audiences www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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