Update History
The links on this page go to the paper reference in the relevant theme.
November 26th 2023:-
Cuthbert, J. R.:. “The
Use of the Partitioning Theorem to Prove Further Results Regarding the
Distribution of IRRs: And an Open Question”: Journal of Risk and Financial
Management 2023: 16: 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16080348 .
Cuthbert, J. R.:. “Proliferative Kidney
Disease: Questions and Issues”: powerpoint presentation of talk given at
Grayling Society Annual Conference on 21 October 2023.
Cuthbert, J. R.:. “The Turkey that voted for
Christmas (Twice): How poor negotiation of the Fiscal Settlement has failed
Scotland”: Commonweal Policy Paper published 23 November 2023.
Cuthbert, J. R.:. “How the Treasury Outplayed
Scotland on the Fiscal Settlement Review”: edited version published on The
National website 23 November 2023.
March 16th 2023:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Proliferative
Kidney Disease 2: The Need to End Official Inaction”: published in
“Grayling”, volume 30, no.3, winter 2022.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Nuclear RAB: Another
aspect of Johnson’s toxic legacy”: published as a Commonweal Policy Paper,
23 October 2022: and also on the Jubilee Scotland website, on the same date.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “National Infrastructure
Commission model spells trouble for nuclear RAB funding”: published on
Public Finance website, 9 March 2023.
September 10th 2022:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Factors
Affecting the Actual Return on Equity in a RAB Model.” Paper submitted to
Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, March 2022:.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Fiscal Policy in
Scotland: Under Devolution and Under Independence”: Chapter 11 in “A New
Scotland: Building an Equal, Fair and Sustainable Society”, edited by Gregor
Gall, Pluto Press, 2022.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Responsibility without
power: the mark of the mug through the ages”: published on the Commonweal
News Feed, 23 June 2022: and also on Jubilee Scotland website.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Proliferative Kidney
Disease: Cause for Concern, and Action”: published in “Grayling”, volume 30,
no.2, summer 2022
August 18th 2021:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Sequel to ‘Partitioning transaction vectors into pure investments’: A new sufficient condition for transactions to have a unique IRR and some results on the distribution of IRRs”: this is the accepted author version of the article published online in The Engineering Economist, DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2021.1929624, on 20 July 2021.
August 6th 2020:-
Cuthbert, M.: “Why
Scotland Needs Better Trade Statistics”: published in Commonspace, 20th July
2019.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “PAC Report Perpetuates
Dangerous Myths about the Barnett Formula”: published in The National, 15th
August 2019.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The Introduction of
the New MIM Model in Scotland: A Poor Decision, Poorly Taken”: Commonweal
Analysis Paper, 6th November 2019.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Decision to Adopt Mutual
Investment Model Highlights Another Fiscal Settlement Danger”: published in
The National, 6th November 2019.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Scottish Local
Authority Borrowing from the PWLB”: submitted to Treasury consultation on
the PWLB, 4th June 2020.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Comments on
Audit Scotland Report”: submitted to Public Audit Committee of the Scottish
Parliament, June 2020.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Ambiguous No
More: Time to De-mystify the Barnett Formula”: published in Scottish
Affairs, Vol 29, Issue 3, August 2020.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Colonial Mentality Not
Dead Yet.”: a version of this paper was published in Commonspace Source on
17 August 2020.
April 21st 2019:-
Cuthbert J. R.: “How
the design of the fiscal settlement potentially builds in excess forecast
variability: and what can be done about it”: paper submitted to the Finance
Committee before the Budget Round Table meeting on 26 September 2018.
Cuthbert, M. “Harry McNish and
Shackleton’s Imperial Transantarctic Expedition”: published in The National,
13th October 2018.
Cuthbert J. R.: “Scotland’s 53% marginal
tax rate for middle earners illustrates yet another flaw with the Fiscal
Settlement”: published in The National 31 January 2019.
Cuthbert, M.: “The heroic story of
Harry McNish and Shackleton's Imperial Transantarctic Expedition”: published
in Commonspace, 1st February 2019.
Cuthbert, J. R. “A comment on an
issue relating to Scotland’s currency”: published in The National, 18th
March 2019.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The Irish Resident
Magistrate’s Confession: Dirty Play by the UK”: published in The National,
22 March 2019.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The financial performance of
Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) ‘hub’ schemes: the case for better monitoring and
rethinking their rationale”: published in the Fraser of Allander Commentary,
Volume 43, No. 1, April 2019.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Scottish Futures
Trust: Time to Disrupt Some Comfort Zones”: published in Commonspace, 17th
April 2019.
September 14th 2018:-
Magni, C. A., Cuthbert, J. R.:
“Some problems of the IRR in measuring
investment performance, and how to solve these with the pure investment AIRR”:
Journal of Performance Measurement, forthcoming. Posted online 18 February 2018.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Inter-generational equity
and the strategic review of water charges in Scotland”: Fraser of Allander
Economic Commentary, March 2018.
Cuthbert, M.: “Enough of the fancy
empty words: It’s time for a nuts and bolts tourism strategy”: Published on
Commonspace, 21 March 2018.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Public Private
Partnerships: a formula for excess profits and failure”: Commonweal Policy
Paper, April 2018.
Cuthbert, M.: “Ironic that SNP is batting
off Cambridge Analytica probe when Scottish Government’s major weakness is
data”: Sunday Herald 22 April 2018.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The report
of the SNP’s Growth Commission: where is the urgency, and where is the
radicalism.”: published in The National, 6 June 2018.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The Growth
Commission: naively neo-liberal”: Scottish Left Review, Issue 106, July
2018.
January 25th 2018:-
Cuthbert, M.:
“Evidence to the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
Committee”: September 2017.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Implications of the Fiscal
Settlement for the Requirement for Economic Data”: Evidence for the Economy,
Jobs and Fair Work Committee: September 2017.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.:
“Scotland's secret finances: How difficult it is to get to the bottom of how
public money is spent”: Sunday Herald 17 September 2017.
J. and M. Cuthbert: “Some Aspects of Scottish
Futures Trust and Hub Activities”: Report commissioned by the Scottish
Labour Party, published 18 October 2017.
M. and J. Cuthbert: “The Mysterious Tale
of Edinburgh Council and the Shoddy PFI Schools": Published on Commonspace,
14 December 2017.
J. R Cuthbert: “‘To be consulted, to
encourage, and to warn’: Brexit exposes failings of monarchical system”:
Published on Commonspace, 10 January 2018.
J. and M. Cuthbert: “Scottish Futures Trust
Experience Illustrates Difficulties with Agencies”: Published in Scottish
Left Review, Issue 103, 15th January 2018.
August 1st 2017:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Comments
on Budget Scrutiny Consultation”: paper submitted on behalf of Jimmy Reid
Foundation to the Scottish Parliament Budget Policy Review Group, before giving
oral evidence on 30 March 2017.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Potential Dangers of Public
Sector Investment in Hub Sub Debt”: Common Weal Policy Paper, April 2017.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Partitioning
Transaction Vectors into Pure Investments”: accepted author version of paper
published online in The Engineering Economist, 10 May 2017.
Cuthbert, M.: “Public Procurement in Scotland:
The Case for Scrutiny, Accountability and Transparency”: Common Weal Policy
Paper, May 2017.
Jim and Margaret Cuthbert: “Six Policies to
Transform Britain’s Broken Economy”: published on Open Democracy, 5th June
2017.
Jim and Margaret Cuthbert: “The SNP’s Economic
Strategy: Economic Performance in a Changing Fiscal Context”: chapter in the
book “A Nation Changed: The SNP and Scotland Ten Years On”: G.Hassan and S.
Barrow, eds: Luath Press, July 2017.
January 16th 2017:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Brexit
and the Fiscal Settlement”: published on Fraser of Allander Institute Blog,
27 September 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Edinburgh
Schools Fiasco Suggests another Flaw in the Logic of PFI”: published on
Commonspace, 5 October 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “ Issue with
Scottish Government Borrowing Powers in 2015/16 highlights need for greater
openness – and scrutiny”: published on Commonspace, 18 October 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Adjusting the Block Grant
Abatement: the Algebra of CM and IPC”: Fraser of Allander Economic
Commentary, vol 40, no. 3, December 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The Prudential Code:
flimsy fig leaf in the coming storm”: Jimmy Reid Foundation Policy paper,
published December 2016.
August 31st 2016:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “PFI/NPD:
Issues and Data Sources”: Note produced for Commonspace, June 2016.
Cuthbert, M.: “How an interview
might have gone with the new Minister for the economy”: Commonspace, 14 and
16 June 2016.
Cuthbert, M.: “Why we need to face up
to our economic weaknesses urgently”: Commonspace, 24 June.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Scotland’s Last Fantasy
Election?”: Scottish Left Review”, Issue 93 June 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Response to GERs
consultation”: Response to Scottish Government consultation on the future of
GERS, 6 July 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R., Magni, C. A.: “Measuring the
inadequacy of IRR in PFI schemes using profitability index and AIRR”:
International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 179, pp130-140, September
2016.
Cuthbert, M.: “Scottish Government GERS
and Brexit Reports: sifting through to try to get to the real state of affairs”:
Commonspace, 26 August 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R., “A fine dividend?”:
Published on Commonspace, 29 8 2016.
May 18th 2016:-
Cuthbert, M.: “Transatlantic
Trade and Investment Partnership”: published in the National, April 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “PFI/NPD: How to avoid future
problems.” Talk given at Commonweal meeting on PFI: Quaker Meeting Room,
Edinburgh, 3 May 2016: text of talk also available on Commonspace website.
Cuthbert, M.: “Bundling or Bungling: the
procurement of our public sector infrastructure through the Private Finance
Initiative (PFI), and its subsequent reincarnations in Scotland”: Talk given
at Commonweal meeting on PFI: Quaker Meeting Room, Edinburgh, 3 May 2016: text
of talk also available on Commonspace website.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The data requirements of
devolution finance: how these will impact on the central departments”: paper
for Scottish Economic Statistics Consultative Group meeting, 19th May 2016.
April 5th 2016:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Treasury
attitude highlights another flaw in the fiscal settlement”: published in
Bella Caledonia, 24 February 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Flawed process leads to a
damaging deal”: published in Scottish Left Review, Issue 92: March/April
2016.
February 15th 2016:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Dangers
posed by imminent fiscal trap”: published in Scottish Left Review, Issue 91:
January/February 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Adjusting the Scottish
government’s block grant: Taking a wider perspective”: Jimmy Reid Foundation
Policy paper, published January 25, 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Will a disastrous
fiscal settlement be the end for John Swinney?”: published in Bella
Caledonia, 7 February 2016.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “How Henry Ford’s Maxim
Applies in Scotland: The difficult path to social change in a neo-liberal world”:
published as “Henry Ford in Scotland: the difficult path to social change”, in
“Is there a Scottish Road to Socialism, 3rd Edition”, ed. G. Gall, Scottish Left
Review Press, February 2016.
Cuthbert, M: “Searching for social justice:
managing the Scottish economy”: published in “Is there a Scottish Road to
Socialism, 3rd Edition”, ed. G. Gall, Scottish Left Review Press, February 2016.
January 1st 2016:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Fiscal
Settlement Options”: part of presentation given at seminar on Fiscal
Framework for Scotland, Nuffield College, Oxford, 15 December 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Fiscal Settlement: Flawed
IFS Report Bad News for Scotland”: Published in Bella Caledonia, 27th
December 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Crucial importance of the
Smith fiscal settlement”: published in the Scots Independent, Issue no 1043,
January 2016.
December 27th 2015:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Modelling
Scotland’s Fiscal Settlement”: Note submitted to House of Lords Economic
Affairs Committee following evidence session on 9th September.
Jim and Margaret Cuthbert: “Who was
Right in the Andrew Neil Scottish Budget Row”: published in Bella Caledonia,
26 October, 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Scottish Fiscal
Commission Bill: Written Evidence to Finance Committee”: evidence submitted
before appearing at Committee on 4th November.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R: “Modern
Apprenticeships in Scotland”: published in Scottish Left Review, Issue 90,
Nov/Dec 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Time to Get Ready for
the Second Biggest Decision in 300 Years”: published in Bella Caledonia, 16
November, 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “IFS report provides
inadequate basis for fiscal settlement negotiations”: published as Jimmy
Reid Foundation Working Paper No. 1, 2015: 11 December 2015.
September 22nd 2015:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The
Barnett formula under the Smith reforms”: Fraser of Allander Institute
Economic Commentary, Vol (39)1, June 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Barnett after
Smith: Not a Good Outlook”: published on Bella Caledonia, 26 June 2015.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “Growing the
Scottish economy: are we well
served on international trade and development?”: Published in Scottish Left
Review: Issue 88, July/August 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Notes on Scottish Fiscal
Commission”: notes sent to Ian Lienert , consultant producing report for
Scottish Parliament, before meeting on 25 August 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Written Evidence to the House
of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs: The devolution of public finances
in the United Kingdom”: written evidence submitted before giving oral
evidence to Committee on 9th September.
Cuthbert, M: “Written Evidence to the House of
Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs: The devolution of public finances in
the United Kingdom”: written evidence submitted before giving oral evidence
to Committee on 9th September.
Cuthbert, M: “Growing the Scottish Economy:
Is Scotland well served on international trade and development”: Jimmy Reid
Foundation paper, published September 2015.
June 16th 2015:-
Cuthbert, J. R.: “The
effect of relative population growth on the Barnett Formula”: paper
submitted to Finance Committee, after giving evidence to Committee on 22 April.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “More Nonsense from
the BBC”: published on Bella Caledonia, 3rd May 2015.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “Trade
Promotion – another area for our new MPs to attend to”: published on Bella
Caledonia, 13 May 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Smith
Commission – Why the economic and fiscal arrangements need to be changed”:
published by the Jimmy Reid Foundation, 26 May 2015.
March 18th 2015:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Pivotal
Failure in Cameron’s Proposals on Smith”: published on Bella Caledonia, 25
January 2015.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “The Power
of Supermarkets over the UK Supply Chain”: published on Bella Caledonia, 4
March 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Satisfactory
Implementation of Smith Impossible Without Full Federalism”: published in
Scots Independent, March 2015.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Scotland’s Fiscal
Framework: Finance Committee Call for Evidence on Smith Commission
Implementation”: evidence submitted to Finance Committee on behalf of Jimmy
Reid Foundation.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Poverty and
Education: Some Relevant Context which will Affect Policy”: paper presented
to EIS Equality Committee, 17 March 2015.
Cuthbert, M: “ A Note on Business
Statistics, Scotland”: paper for meeting of Scottish Economic Statistics
Consultative Group on 24 March 2015.
January 19th 2015:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Smith
fatally flawed by inadequate attention to detail”: published on Bella
Caledonia, 4 December 2014.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Give
us meat, not metaphor”: published on Bella Caledonia, 12 December 2014.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Risks”:
published in Holyrood Magazine, 19 January 2015.
November 8th 2014:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Responsibility
without Power: no way to run Scotland in the Union”: published on Bella
Caledonia, 8 November 2014.
Cuthbert, J.R.: “Need to hold the establishment
to account”: to be published in Scottish Left Review, Issue 84, November
2014.
November 4th 2014:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “BBC
repeats error – that the English subsidise Scotland”: published on Bella
Caledonia, 8 October 2014.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “BBC Round 2:
It turns out Peston missed out the oil”: published on Bella Caledonia, 26
October 2014.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Submission to the
Smith Commission regarding increased powers for the Scottish Parliament, from
the Jimmy Reid Foundation”: 28 October 2014.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert J. R.: “Buying
Power”: published on Bella Caledonia, 4 November 2014.
September 12 th 2014:-
Cuthbert, J. R. Cuthbert, M: “The IFS “observation” on funding Scotland’s NHS ignores the key risk to the NHS within the UK”: published on Bella Caledonia, 12 September 2014.
September 10th 2014:-
Cuthbert, J. R. Cuthbert, M: “Farage’s Attempt to Square the Circle Won’t Work”: published on Bella Caledonia, 10 September 2014.
September 8th 2014:-
Cuthbert, J. R. Cuthbert, M: “UK Benefits Crisis”: published on Bella Caledonia, 8 September 2014.
September 6th 2014:-
Cuthbert, J. R. Cuthbert, M: “Whitehall
bias and underperformance”: published on Newsnet Scotland, 21 August 2014.
Cuthbert, J. R. Cuthbert, M: “How
decisions on data and analysis have biased the referendum debate”: published
on Bella Caledonia, 26 August 2014.
Cuthbert, J. R. Cuthbert, M: “Treasury’s
Union Dividend Deeply Flawed”: to be published by “Academics for Yes, Scotland”.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Fact
File on Labour Market and Social Security": derived mainly from official
sources.
August 14th 2014:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Treasury’s Union Dividend: Flawed and Meaningless": published by “Options for Scotland”, 13th August 2014.
August 3rd 2014:-
Cuthbert, J.R.: “UK
financial system at risk of systemic crisis”: published in “Bella
Caledonia”, July 2nd 2014.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: “The Mindset
of a Colony”: published in “Bella Caledonia”, July 9th 2014.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “The Medium
is Very Much the Message”: this is the pre-peer reviewed version of the
following article “Shaping things to come: how decisions on statistical
disclosure and analysis influenced the debate on Scotland’s independence”,
published in “Significance”, July 2014, volume 11, issue 3.
June 25th 2014:-
Cuthbert, J.R.: “Note
on calculation of Scotland’s notional cumulative fiscal balance, assuming it had
become independent in 1980”: note, and supporting spreadsheet, submitted to
Finance Committee, following appearance before Committee on 30 April 2014: 5 May
2014.
Cuthbert, J.R.: “How serious a threat is the
UK’s financialised economy?”: paper published by the Jimmy Reid Foundation,
June 2014.
May 2nd 2014:-
Cuthbert, Jim and Margaret: “Referendum
Debate and Opportunity to Clarify Powers of Head of State”: published as
“Hidden Crowns” in Scottish Left Review, Issue 81, March/April 2014.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: written
evidence submitted to Scottish Parliament Finance Committee, before
appearance to give oral evidence on 30 April 2014, in relation to its inquiry on
Scotland’s public finances post 2014.
February 21st 2014:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Issues
surrounding the sharing of UK debt post independence”: paper published by
Jimmy Reid Foundation, January 2014.
Cuthbert, J.R.: “Charging for Utilities, and
Energy Infrastructure: How taking a cohort perspective strengthens the case
against current cost charging”: Jimmy Reid Foundation Paper, January 2014.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Inquiry
into Scotland’s Economic Future Post 2014”:
Written evidence submitted to Inquiry by Scottish Parliament Economy, Energy and
Tourism Committee: January 2014.
December 5th 2013:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “How
the very method used by IFS intrinsically biases the debate on Scottish
independence”: Sunday Herald, 24 November 2013.
Cuthbert, J.R.: “Limitations on what can
be expected from an Independent Financial Scrutiny body”: paper given as
evidence to Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, before appearing at
their meeting on 27 November 2013.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Report card
on White Paper”: published on Open Democracy blog, 28 November 2013.
September 9th 2013:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Economic Policy Options for an Independent Scotland": report published jointly by Options for Scotland and the Jimmy Reid Foundation, 9 September, 2013.
August 25th 2013:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Enlisting
Government to the Common Weal”: Published on Bella Caledonia blog, May 2013.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Surprising
Superficiality of the Debate so Far”: Sunday Herald, 26 May 2013.
Cuthbert, J.R.: “Missing the Risk: Misplaced
Effort by the Office for Budget Responsibility Leads to Underassessment of Risk”:
paper published by Jimmy Reid Foundation, 23 August 2013.
May 25th 2013:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.:
“Is there a Road for Scotland
Towards Fundamental Improvements in Society?”; Chapter 6 in book “Time to
Choose”, edited by Gregor Gall, Scottish Left Review Press, May 2013.
Cuthbert, M.: “The UK Economy: a
strong and secure UK?”: paper published as "The Dysfunctional UK
Economy" by Jimmy Reid Foundation, May 2013.
April 15th 2013:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.:
“Who Owns Our PFI Schemes: And Why It
Matters”: Scottish Left Review, Issue 74, January/February, 2013.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.:
“Paying for Higher Education”: published on “Bella Caledonia” blog, February
2013.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.:
“You are absolutely wrong on the structural funds, Mr. Moore”: published on
“Bella Caledonia” blog, April 2013.
Cuthbert, J.R.: “The Mismanagement of
Britain: A Record of the UK’s Declining Competitiveness, and Why it Matters”:
report published by the Jimmy Reid Foundation, 15th April 2013.
November 29 2012:-
Supporting tables for paper on PFI ownership planned to be published in Scottish Left Review, January 2013.
November 27th 2012:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.:
“Need to Clarify Royal Powers”:
published in two parts in Scots Independent, Issues 1004 and 1005, September and
October, 2012.
Cuthbert, J. R.: Response to Scottish
Government’s Procurement Reform Bill Consultation: November 2012.
Cuthbert, M.: Response to Scottish
Government’s Procurement Reform Bill Consultation: November 2012.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Critical
Errors of Judgement Affecting the Referendum, worsened by the Salmond-Cameron
accord”: published on “Bella Caledonia” blog, 16 November 2012.
September 10th 2012:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.:
“Just Who Is It We Are Paying Our PFI Money
to? ”: Scots Independent, Issue 1002, August 2012.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Excessive Profits and
Overcharging: Multiple Errors in the UK’s Model for Setting Utility Prices”:
Jimmy Reid Foundation Paper, August 2012.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.:
Evidence submitted to Water Resources Bill Consultation of Scottish Parliament
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committeee: 29 August 2012.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.:
“Cheating on the Referendum: the UK Government’s Decision to postpone the
Comprehensive Spending Review”: Scots Independent, Issue 1003, September
2012.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “ “A share of
Imperial burdens”: hypocrisy then and now.” Scottish Left Review, Issue 72.
A copy of the letter from Lloyd George to Sir James Craig, referred to in the
article, can also be downloaded
here.
July 27th 2012:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Why
IRR is an Inadequate Indicator of Costs and Returns in Relation to PFI Schemes.”
Critical Perspectives on Accounting: Vol. 23, Issue 6, pp 420-433, September
2012.
Jim and Margaret Cuthbert: “Public
Procurement Problems”: Scottish Policy Now online magazine: Issue 3, July
2012.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Patronising
and Misguided”: Scots Independent, Issue 1000, June 2012.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Jubilee
Celebrations Expose the Bankruptcy of the Union”: Scots Independent, Issue
1001, July 2012.
May 6th 2012:-
Cuthbert, J. R.:
“Project TransmiT: Response
to 20/12/2011 Consultation.” Response to OFGEM’s Project TransmiT
consultation, February 2012.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “How We
Can Get Government Spending to Do More for Us: 1.” Scots Independent, Issue
997, March 2012.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “How to Have your
Cake and Eat it: Government Accounting for PFI.” World Economics, Vol 13,
No.1, January-March 2012.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “How We
Can Get Government Spending to Do More for Us: 2.” Scots Independent, Issue
998, April 2012.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “TIF: Is the
Finance Tail Wagging the Dog?” Scots Independent, Issue 999, May 2012.
February 6th 2012:-
Cuthbert J. R., Cuthbert M,:
“Difficult Tactics for SNP on
Referendum.” Scots Independent, Issue 994, December 2011.
Cuthbert M., Cuthbert J. R.:
“Unhealthy Consequences.” Public Finance, Blog Section, 8th December 2011.
Cuthbert M., Cuthbert J. R.: “How the
Proposed Changes in the NHS in England will have serious Repercussions for
Scotland and Wales.” Scots Independent, Issue 995, January 2012.
Cuthbert J. R., Cuthbert M,: “Two
Cheers for latest proposals to revise Electricity Transmission Charges.”
Scots Independent, Issue 996, February 2012.
Cuthbert, Jim and Margaret: “Using our
Buying Power to Benefit Scotland- the Case for Change.” Jimmy Reid
Foundation Report, published 6 February 2012.
November 8th 2011:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert M,:
Evidence given to Scotland Bill Committee of Scottish Parliament, in preparation
for appearance before committee on 13 September 2011.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “Why the Crown Estate in Scotland Needs to Come
Back Under Scottish Management.” Scots Independent, Issue 991, September 2011.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert M,: “An Appearance before the Scotland Bill
Committee.” Scots Independent, Issue 992, October 2011.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert M,: “The Importance of Nation.” Scottish Left Review,
Issue 66, Autumn 2011.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert M,: “GERS: Where now?.” Chapter in the book
“Scotland’s Economic Future” edited by Donald MacKay, published by Reform
Scotland, October 2011.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert M,: “The Sovereign Grant Bill: Time for us to act.”
Scots Independent, Issue 993, November 2011.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert M,: “The civil service response to our proposal for
changing the pricing system for Scottish Water.” Fraser of Allander Economic
Commentary, Volume 34, No.4, November 2011.
August 25th 2011:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “The
Sovereign Grant Bill: Bad for Scotland and Bad for the UK”: published on
“Bella Caledonia” blog, 19 August 2011.
Cuthbert, J.R.: “Commuters pay cost of
rail capital pricing model”: Public Finance (blog section), 25th August 2011
. This note is supported by a worked example, which can be accessed in a
technical note
here.
August 1st 2011:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Self
Delusion at Holyrood on Scotland Bill”: Scots Independent, Issue 986, April
2011.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Breaking
Out of the Sterile Westminster Approach”: Scots Independent, Issue 987, May
2011.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Challenges
and Opportunities”: published in two parts, in Scots Independent, Issues 989
and 990, July and August 2011.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: “Administration
of the Crown Estate in Scotland – A Case for Change”: published on Scottish
Left Review website, 30th July 2011, and will appear in next printed edition of
Scottish Left Review.
March 8th 2011:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Not
Out of the Woods Yet on Banking Crisis.” Scots Independent, Issue 983,
January 2011.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “Inflation
and the Private Finance Initiative.” Public Finance, (blog section), 28
January 2011.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Scottish
Parliament Committees: The Need for Reform.” Scots Independent, Issue 984,
February 2011.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “Opportunities
for Scotland in Higher Education Funding.” Scots Independent, Issue 985,
March 2011.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R: “The
Effect of PFI Commitments on Local Authority Finances.” Fraser of Allander
Economic Commentary, Volume 34, No.3, March 2011.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Wendy’s
Committee Fails Scotland Badly.” Paper published on Scottish Left Review
website, March 2011, and will appear in next printed edition of SLR.
Cuthbert, J. R.: “Why a Scottish
Government, operating under Calman, will always raise more in tax for a given
increase in tax rate than an independent or UK government facing the same Laffer
curve.” Technical note referred to in the preceding paper.
December 14th 2010:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Holtham
Misrepresents our Position on Welsh Needs Exercise.” Scots Independent,
Issue 981, November 2010.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Procurement
– From Complexities to Opportunity.” Powerpoint presentation of talk given
at Scottish Construction Forum, 9 November 2010.
Cuthbert, J. R., “The Concept of the Reference Node
Invariance Threshold.” Paper submitted as evidence to OFGEM TransmiT Review,
and also available on Project TransmiT Web Forum: November 2010.
Cuthbert, J. R., “Why the Current Cost
Charging Method Used in the NG Transmission Model Needs to be Reviewed.”
Paper submitted as evidence to OFGEM TransmiT Review, and also available on
Project TransmiT Web Forum: November 2010.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “The
Budget: Issues and Challenges.” Scots Independent, Issue 982, December 2010.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Flawed
Scotland Bill Tax Proposals – A Trap for Labour.” Paper published on
Scottish Left Review website, December 2010, and also in printed
edition of SLR, issue no.62.
October 28 2010:-
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “What the
Beveridge Review Neglected.” Published as “Forget Beveridge: Put Scotland First
on the Economy”, Sunday Herald, 15 August 2010.
Cuthbert, J. R., Cuthbert, M.: “Beveridge
and Water: the worst deal ever.” Scots Independent, Issue 979, September
2010.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “How more
needs to be done so that central and local government procurement helps the
Scottish Economy.” Scots Independent, Issue 980, October 2010.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J. R.: “The Royal
Infirmary of Edinburgh: a case study on the workings of the Private Finance
Initiative.” Public Money and Management, Volume 30, Number 6, November
2010.
Cuthbert, J. R., “Time to Move Beyond GERS: An
Approach to Estimating Flows of Private Finance for the Scottish Economy.”
Paper SESCG 2010/1/2 discussed at Scottish Economic Statistics Consultants’
Group, at meeting on 18 October 2010.
August 11 2010:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.:"Welsh Exercise on Needs Sets a Trap for Scotland": Scots Independent, Issue 976, June 2010.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.:"The Osborne Budget: Implications for Scotland": Scots Independent, Issue 977, July 2010.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.:"Using Public Expenditure to Help the Scottish Economy": Scots Independent, Issue 978, August 2010.
May 19th 2010:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.:
“Yet Another Alarmist Report”: Scots
Independent, Issue 974, April 2010.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “The
importance of correcting the errors in the current model for water pricing in
Scotland, before decisions are taken on alternative ownership models for
Scottish Water.” Submission to Independent Budget Review, April 2010.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: “The need
to maximise the economic benefits of the activities of Scottish Water.”
Submission to Independent Budget Review, April 2010.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Response to the
second question on the consultation paper, relating to question 1 in the
referendum.” Response to Scottish Government consultation on draft
Referendum (Scotland) Bill: April 2010.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “Scotland and
the UK National Debt: Further issues arising from the CPPR report”: Scots
Independent, Issue 975, May 2010.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: “How to have
your cake and eat it: Government accounting for PFI”: Scottish Left Review,
Issue 58, May 2010.
March 18th 2010:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Issues on Calman Tax Proposals Still Unresolved": Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, Vol 33, No. 3, February 2010.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Murphy's £75 billion Claim Leaves a Bad Taste" : Scots Independent, Issue 973, March, 2010.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Handling of PFI Leasing Charges in Government Accounts: The Implications of Information on How PFI Schemes Actually Behave": Seminar given at University of Strathclyde, Department of Accounting, 5th March 2010.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Fiscal Trap": Public Finance, 11th March 2010.
February 9th 2010:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Calman White Paper Makes Things Worse on Tax": Scots Independent, Issue 971, January, 2010.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Failure to Learn the Lessons of PFI": paper published as "Re-inventing a Faulty Wheel" in Scottish Left Review, Issue 56, Jan/Feb 2010.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Free Personal Care: What Lessons can be Drawn for England from the Scottish Experience": Public Finance, 22nd January 2010.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "How to Use Tax Policies Effectively: Lessons from Abroad": Scots Independent, Issue 972, February, 2010.
December 8th 2009:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Now's the Time - To Advance our Thinking on Economic Strategy": Scots Independent, Issue 969, November, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Briefing Note on Water Pricing for Holyrood Magazine": November, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Time to De-mythologise Government Accounts": Scots Independent, Issue 970, December 2009.
October 19th 2009:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Submission of Written Evidence to House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee: Inquiry into Private Finance Projects and Off-balance Sheet Debt": submitted 21st September 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., "Implicit Data Structures, and Properties of Selected Additive Indices": Chapter 7 in the book "Purchasing Power Parities of Currencies: Recent Advances in Methods and Applications", edited by Professor Prasada Rao, published by Edward Elgar, September 2009.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Bausch and Lomb Highlights Weakness in Present System": Scots Independent, Issue 968, October, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Danger to Scotland's Water from Flawed Utility Pricing": article published in Julie Hepburn's blog "destiNation", October 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "SNP Economic Strategy: Neo-liberalism with a Heart": Chapter 9 in the book "The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power", edited by Gerry Hassan, published by Edinburgh University Press, October 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: correspondence with Scotland Office about Calman tax proposals: October 2009.
September 14th 2009:-
Cuthbert, M.: "Do Official Statistics Provide an Adequate Basis for Debate about Scottish Independence: or, indeed, about the process of devolution." Invited talk given at Royal Statistical Society Conference, Edinburgh, 11 September 2009.
September 11th 2009:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "How Calman's Income Tax Proposals Set a Trap for Scotland": Scots Independent, Issue 966, August, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "French and German Recovery: What Does this Say about the Euro?": Scots Independent, Issue 967, September, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R.: "Do Official Statistics Provide an Adequate Basis for the Debate about the UK Economy?": Invited talk given at Royal Statistical Society Conference, Edinburgh, 11 September 2009.
July 17th 2009:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "How the Coming Universities' Funding Crisis Poses Tough Decisions for Scottish Government": Scots Independent, Issue 965, July, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Open Letter to the Calman Commission: Technical Failings in the Calman Proposals on Income Tax": open letter sent to Calman Commission secretariat, 16th July 2009.
June 29th 2009:-
Cuthbert, J.R.: "Review: After the Troubles: Republicanism, Socialism and Partition": Scottish Left Review, Issue 52, May 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Great British Economic Myths: 2": Scots Independent, Issue 964, June, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R.: "Perverse Incentive Effect of the Calman Income Tax Proposals": note sent to Scottish Government, June 2009.
May 18th 2009:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Great British Economic Myths: 1": Scots Independent, Issue 963, May, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R.: "A Comment on Martin Kellaway's response to Paper SESCG 2008/1/1": note dealing with PFI accounting, discussed at Scottish Economic Statistics Consultants Group, 7 May 2009.
March 6th 2009:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "New Forth Crossing Exposes Flaws in the Devolution Settlement": Scots Independent, Issue 960, February, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "A Recommendation on How the Method of Setting Water Charges in Scotland Should be Changed: Customer Financed Capital as a Notional Loan to the Utility": Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, Vol. 32, No.3, February, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Need to Change Water Pricing in Scotland": Sunday Herald, 1st March, 2009.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "How the Universities see the Way Ahead": Scots Independent, Issue 961, March, 2009.
January 21st 2009:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Suddenly the Euro Becomes an Issue Again": Scots Independent, Issue 959, January 2009.
December 8th 2008:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Lessons to be Drawn from London's Failure": Scots Independent, Issue 957, November, 2008.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Yes We Can": (looks at practical steps open to Scottish Government in current economic crisis): Scots Independent, Issue 958, December, 2008.
Scans of two charts formerly missing from the web version of the September 2003 paper on purchasing power parities added to the website.
October 13th 2008:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Analysis of the Financial Projections for Two Non-Profit Distributing PFI Schemes: and Implications": paper submitted to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (September 2008).
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "An Opportunity Waiting to be Grasped": (proposes a new approach to setting water charges): Scots Independent, Issue 956, October, 2008.
September 12th 2008: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "A Question of Motivation": Scots Independent, Issue 955, September, 2008.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Glasgow Games on a Shoe String": Scots Independent, Issue 954, August, 2008.
July 15th 2008: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Time for Independence - for H. M. Treasury": Scots Independent, Issue 953, July, 2008.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Opening up the books on the true state of Scottish finances": Sunday Herald, 22nd June, 2008.
June 1st 2008: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R.: "Beware of the Deal": (throws new light on possible British attempt to influence Michael Collins): Scottish Left Review, Issue 46, May/June 2008.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Capital Charge: Problems Arising from the Misapplication of Current Cost Accounting": paper submitted to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (May 2008).
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "PFI - Refinancing": paper submitted to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (May 2008)
May 11th 2008: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Wendy's Threat to the Powers of Holyrood" : Scots Independent, Issue 951, May, 2008.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: Response to Scottish Government Consultation on Scottish Futures Trust: submitted March 2008: also available on Scottish Government website.
April 11th 2008: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Scottish Futures Trust: What we should be looking out for": Scots Independent, Issue 950, April, 2008.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "The Implications of Evidence Released Through Freedom of Information on the Projected Returns from the New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Certain Other PFI Schemes.": paper given as evidence to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (March 2008).
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "The Royal Edinburgh Infirmary: A Case Study on the Workings of the Private Finance Initiative": paper given as evidence to the Finance Committee of the Scottish Parliament, in connection with their inquiry into the methods of funding capital investment projects: paper also available on Finance Committee website, (March 2008).
February 22nd 2008: the following paper was added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "No to Water Privatisation": Scots Independent, Issue 948, February, 2008.
January 10th 2008: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Making it Happen on Child Poverty": Scots Independent, Issue 947, January 2008.
Cuthbert, J.R.: "The Need to Review the ONS Approach to Including PFI Liabilities in the Public Sector Net Debt": paper SESCG2008/1/1, discussed at Scottish Economic Statistics Consultants' Group, January 9th 2008.
December 9th 2007: the following paper was added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Neo-Liberalism: Challenge and Opportunity for Scotland": Scots Independent, Issue 946, December, 2007.
December 4th 2007: the following paper was added:-
Cuthbert, J.R.: "Rejoinder to Partnerships UK on their Comments on the Paper 'The Fundamental Flaw in PFI?'".
November 27th 2007: the following paper was added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: " Lifting the Lid on PFI": Scottish Left Review, Issue 43, November/December 2007.
November 14th 2007: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R.: "The Fundamental Flaw in PFI? The Implications of Inappropriate Indexation of that Element of the Unitary Charge Covering Finance Costs": this paper will be published shortly by the STUC.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "PFI: The Need for an Urgent Enquiry": Scots Independent, Issue 944, October 1st, 2007.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Scottish Water Solutions: is this what we want from a Public Corporation?": Scots Independent, Issue 945, November 1st, 2007.
September 10 2007:the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "The Lottery: Time to Grasp a Big Opportunity": Scots Independent, Issue 943, September 1st, 2007.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "A Rejoinder to Jo Armstrong's Critique of Our Paper on Utility Pricing": September 2007: published on Fraser of Allander Institute website.
August 9 2007: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "'Boyd Loophole' Strengthens Scotland's Case in Attendance Allowance Dispute": Scotsman, June 25, 2007.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "How Scotland will be Disadvantaged in the Longer Term by Recent Changes in Government Accounting for European Structural Funds": Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 31, No.4: (July 2007).
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "How Public Contracts Could Help the Economy": Scots Independent, Issue 941, July 1st, 2007.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.:"A New Twist to an Old Scandal: How Recent Changes in Government Accounting for European Structural Funds Mean that Scotland will Lose Out": Scots Independent, Issue 942, August 1st, 2007
June 3 2007: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Free Personal Care for the Elderly: the Monitoring of the Cost of the Policy": Scottish Affairs, Issue no 59, Spring 2007.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Blair's Unspoken Legacy: The End of the Union": Scots Independent, Issue 940, June 1st, 2007
Correspondence with Ofwat re Flaws in Current Cost Regulatory Value Method of Utility Pricing.
May 1 2007: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Fundamental Flaws in the Current Cost Regulatory Capital Value Method of Utility Pricing": Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 31, No.3: (2007).
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland (GERS)": Powerpoint presentation of seminar given at University of Edinburgh, Centre for Public Health Policy, 23rd April, 2007.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M. : "Overcharging for Water: Fundamental Flaws in Utility Pricing in the UK": Powerpoint presentation of seminar given at University of Edinburgh, Centre for Public Health Policy, 30th April, 2007.
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Child Poverty in the Midst of Plenty: the Failure of Labour and the Union.": Scots Independent: May 1st, 2007.
April 10 2007: the following paper was added
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Time to Stop the Abuse of GERS" : Scots Independent, April 1st 2007.
March 26 2007: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "An Open Letter on GERS": open letter to Wendy Alexander, M.S.P., dated 24 March 2007.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Mismanagement: The Need for Change": Scots Independent, Special Edition, Spring 2007.
February 15 2007: the following paper was added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "A Rejoinder to Midwinter and Simpson: and how their notes raise further concerns about the financing of the water industry in Scotland": Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 31, No.3: (2007).
January 28 2007: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R: "What Do the Statistics on Free Personal Care Tell Us": background note underlying press report in the Sunday Herald, 17 December 2006.
Cuthbert, J.R.: "Keeping the Natives in Line": paper which will be published in due course under auspices of Scottish Left Review: (paper published as "The Will of the Establishment", Scottish Left Review, Issue no. 40, May/June 2007.)
September 22 2006: the following papers were added:-
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Risk and Profit: Unanswered Questions about the Strategic Review of Water Charges 2006-10": Fraser of Allander Institute Quarterly Economic Commentary, Vol 31, No.1: (2006).
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Water: The Birth of a Cash Cow. Why water privatisation in Scotland is inevitable unless we rethink the basis of utility pricing.": talk given at conference on "Neo-liberal Scotland: Rethinking Scotland in a Global Context", at the University of Strathclyde, 20th May 2006.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Comment to Treasury on their response to the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis user consultation": August 2006.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Some Assorted Problems with Statistical and Economic data, and Their Implications": talk given at Statistics Commission Seminar on "Do we have the data we need to measure the economy in Scotland?", Royal Society of Edinburgh, September 6th 2006.
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M.: "Drowning in Self Interest: the Key Battleground in the Coming Struggle to Prevent Water Privatisation": Scottish Left Review, Issue 36: (September/October 2006).
August 7 2006: the following paper was added
Cuthbert, J.R.: "How the RCV Method Implies Excessive Returns on Capital Expenditure": response to OFWAT/OFGEM discussion document on "Financing Networks", published on OFGEM website: (August 2006).
July 17 2006: the following papers were added-
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R: "The Scottish Enterprise Overspend: Getting to the Roots of the Problem": article in Sunday Herald, 11 June 2006.
Cuthbert, J.R.: "Lessons from a Secret History": Scottish Left Review, Issue 35: (July/August 2006).
Cuthbert, M.: "The Need for Improvements in Public Responsibility and Accountability in Scotland": Scottish Left Review, Issue 35: (July/August 2006).
Cuthbert, J.R., Cuthbert, M: "Unsatisfactory All Round": (discussion of West Lothian question): Scots Independent, Issue no.929, July 1, 2006.
Cuthbert, J.R., "The Implications of the Barnett Formula": Saltire Paper no.1, (1998).
Cuthbert, M., Cuthbert, J.R.: "Income Tax and the Funding of the Scottish Parliament": Saltire Paper no.1, (1998).
May 20 2006: Website created, containing copies of approximately 30 papers.