Scotland's Economics Festival

18/05/2026

The second edition of the "Scotland's Political Economy" newsletter is out now!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/newsletter-2-158428352

Fiscal watchdogs overseeing fiscal rules will never balance the Scottish or the UK economy.

"Since the early 2000s, political parties across the UK, including in Scotland, have been fighting over who is the "fiscally responsible party". And all of this has led us to the cost-of-living crisis. Using secotral balances, I explain why it is impossible to solve the private sector's cost-of-living crisis by reducing its ability to save."

Newsletter #2 by Scotland's Political Economy on Patreon. Join Scotland's Political Economy's community for exclusive content and updates.

17/05/2026

William Thomson in conversation with Richard Murphy. A fascinating interview exploring Richard's economic lens. Available now for FREE from our YouTube channel.

https://lnkd.in/ej4HsjTc

11/05/2026

Our Festival Founder, William Thomson, has launched a new weekly newsletter called "Scotland's Political Economy". I have launched a weekly newsletter, "Scotland's Political Economy". And it is live today.

https://patreon.com/collection/2156478

You can read each edition for free every Monday.

In the first issue, William asks what powers Holyrood has to supercharge growth.

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18/04/2026

A 20-minute highlights video from some of our sessions. Features brilliant contributions from Emma Holten, Dr. Steve Keen and Richard Murphy.

Big Economic Ideas from Scotland's Economics Festival 2026

01/04/2026

William Thomson in conversation with Richard Murphy. They discussed the Scottish Government's idea to issue wholesale bonds.

Further details on the programme available here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/one-month-since-154493743

28/03/2026

More than 13 hours of amazing content from Scotland's Economics Festival is available on William Thomson's (our festival curator) Patreon for only £25. Amazing sessions from Luke Kemp, Russell Jones, Emma Holten, John Harvey, Patricia Pino, and Steve Keen.

https://www.patreon.com/collection/2069287

26/03/2026

Scotland's Economics Festival – Bringing Big Economic Ideas to Scotland. People, place and planet. NOT PROFIT.
https://www.scoteconfest.org/ 19th to 21st March 2026.

24/03/2026

Scotland's Economics Festival – Bringing Big Economic Ideas to Scotland AND beyond, as all sessions are available online. https://www.scoteconfest.org/ 19th to 21st March 2026.

Scotland’s Economics Festival is a unique, public-facing celebration of economic thinking – designed to challenge, inform, and inspire. The festival brings together leading economists, commentators, campaigners, and curious citizens to explore BIG economic ideas.

23/03/2026

And that's a wrap! Final words from the final session on Saturday. See you all next year!

23/03/2026

Heads we win. Tails you lose. We will explain why 'capital' always prevails. It's down to the 'man-made' rules of the game.

Scotland's Economics Festival – Bringing Big Economic Ideas to Scotland.

https://www.scoteconfest.org/ 19th to 21st March 2026.