I was talking to two decidedly non-economists yesterday. The subject was tweeting. They wanted to know why I was tweeting about economics. The question was “has anything happened
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PCS at work, again.

With commendable openness, the UN Tax Committee (who have long had the support of the Tax Justice Network) has published a letter that its head of
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As the FT reports tonight: Senior Conservatives are plotting an audacious “cash-for-seats” offer to Nick Clegg, where the Liberal Democrat leader would back a Conservative-friendly
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As the Guardian reports tonight: The traditional solemnity of St Paul’s Sunday evensong was disrupted when four members of the Occupy London movement, which camped
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Everyone seems to be asking this question. I want to offer two explanations. One comes from 1977. I was 19 in that year. I was
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I kid you not. This is what the Jersey Evening Post says this afternoon: Jersey has got a role to play in helping the UK
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I was most amused to read this in the Jersey Evening Post the other day: Two leading Westminster figures have urged Jersey to do more to fight off
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The FT has noted: The EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, the latest in a string of controversial decisions from the Norwegian
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