The Guardian newspaper reported this week that: A thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth
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This post is part of an ongoing series in which I set out my views on significant issues in economics, political economy, politics, taxation, and
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There is a saying, attributed to Einstein but probably apocryphally, that keeping on doing something and hoping that you get a better outcome next time
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A commentator on this blog asked me what the Ways and Means Account was yesterday. I thought the best way to respond was to create
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Workers in Britain and the United States are getting a smaller share of national income than they did decades ago. That is not simply a
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According to a report in the Financial Times this morning: Global banking executives have warned that they will divert investment away from the UK if
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I was writing a ‘View On’ article on markets yesterday morning and discovered there was no glossary entry for monopoly, although there was for oligopoly.
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In a video Paul Krugman published on his Substack yesterday, which I recommend subscribing to, although I by no means agree with everything he says,
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Donald Trump was at the UN yesterday. Amongst the many stupid things he had to say, including that this planet was cooling, he also claimed
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