According to the FT this morning: The blue-chip S&P 500 index will rise to more than 7,500 points by the end of 2026, a roughly
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Why is the left so frightened of MMT?
Why is the left still terrified of the state’s power to create money? In this video, I set out a straightforward truth, which is that
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The UK is cursed: how finance destroyed our economy
For more than 45 years, the UK has suffered not one, but two economic curses: the resource curse and the finance curse. Both were chosen,
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The hypocrisy of bankers needs to come to an end
There was a comment posted on this blog overnight, which might reasonably be called a tirade about the temerity of my suggestion that we might
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The alternative budget we need: the video
Rachel Reeves will not fix Britain today. So I’ve published my Alternative Budget for 2025 — a complete plan to end austerity, rebuild public services,
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Britain’s oil, gas and finance curses
In 1993, the economist Richard Auty coined the term “resource curse” to describe the paradox that countries with abundant natural resources often grow more slowly
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Extortion from the gullible and innocent
I screenshot this chart yesterday afternoon: I could be wrong, but I get the feeling that people are rumbling the fact that Bitcoin is a
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The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 6: Addressing issues in housing
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will be
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The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 3: Creating a new fiscal framework
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long. I will
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