Released in 2003 but finally becoming relevent in 2026.
The job guarantee is not an MMT panacea: it’s just one policy option
Patricia Pino has written a thoughtful and detailed response to my recent posts on modern monetary theory (MMT) and the Job Guarantee (JG), which I
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MMTUK and the job guarantee
I received this article from the group that describes itself as MMT UK yesterday. It was written by Patricia Pino, a recognised expert on modern
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Why we need rationing, now
The UK is in a war economy, and most people don’t realise it yet. The Middle East conflict has already cut global oil supplies by around
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This war is a long way from over as yet, especially for the UK
In another surreal overnight twist to the war in the Middle East, Trump has declared that he thinks it might be over in 2 to
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Trump’s planning war crimes
Donald Trump has signalled his intention to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure, power stations and desalination plants, and that is a war crime under international law.
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The callous indifference of stock markets
The new political-economic reality
While scanning through all the FT emails that I received each morning, I noted this conjunction of headlines: UK politicians are walking around like headless
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Never doubt that dangerous ideas are a threat to humankind
Donald Trump posted this on his so-called Truth Social media account last night: This might be an event without precedent. An attack on civilian installations
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