Some blog posts I write on a Sunday afternoon can wait until Monday morning, and then there are those that cannot. This post falls into
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The Bank of England must not be stupid it we get inflation as a result of this war
Oil prices are soaring right now. The Straits of Hormuz are shut. The Suez Canal might be. These actions have consequences. One will be inflation.
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Dubai, anyone?
I gather real estate in Dubai is going cheap today. Netanyahu, Trump and Starmer really should think through the consequences of their actions. But look
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Ridding politics of people like Simons is not just desirable
The Guardian reported this yesterday: The Labour minister Josh Simons has resigned from the government after the Guardian revealed that he falsely linked reporters to a
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On corrupt Zionism
I was a little distracted yesterday and did not have time to comment on what was going on in Iran and the broader Middle Eastern
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Thank you
I want to say thank you to all who came to yesterday’s event in Cambridge. There were 180 people present. It was a capacity crowd.
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Why good economics can feel wrong
People often ask me why the work we do on this channel and on the Funding the Future blog is so hard to follow. It
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We can’t run out of emails
I loved this reaction by Tom Butcher to my video transcript on the MMT economy. He said in a comment: It strikes me that no-one
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Might Labour come fourth in Scotland?
Labour swept many parliamentary seats in Scotland in 2024, representing a massive improvement in its fortunes in the country. Now, as The National is reporting:
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