In this podcast extra we speak with William Thomson who along with Kairin Van Sweeden co-founded Scotonomics. It was set up with" a commitment to enhancing economic literacy and fostering discussions that are informed, objective, and accessible to a wide audience, with a particular focus on the economic context of Scotland."A major part of this is its annual Scotonomics Festival which is taking place in various venues across Dundee and online from Friday the 22nd of March until Sunday the 24th.It's Scotland’s biggest festival of economics with over 30 sessions covering aspects of the Scottish, UK and global economy with academics, activists, economists, policymakers, politicians and the public coming together to discuss people, place and planet.We cover what the founding principles and ideology of Scotonomics are and just what they mean for Scotland in the here and now and in an independent future. If you're interested in attending here's the linkhttps://scotonomics.scot/event/festival-of-economics/As well as the events in Dundee there will be an "Economics of the Real World" event  at Leith Dockers Club on Thursday March the 21st. Four internationally renowned economists will challenge  the mainstream economic dogma currently dominating political thought.https://scotonomics.scot/event/economics-of-the-real-world-edinburgh/This includes screening of the movie "Finding the Money"It follows former chief economist to Senator Bernie Sanders, Stephanie Kelton, on a journey through Modern Money Theory or “MMT”, to unveil a deeper story about money, injecting new hope and empowering democracies around the world to tackle the biggest challenges of the 21st century: from climate change to inequality.https://scotonomics.scot/event/finding-the-money-film-leith/It will also be shown in Dundeehttps://scotonomics.scot/event/finding-the-money/ ★ Support this podcast ★