I noticed this on my Twitter account a few minutes ago: I have gone over 20,000 Twitter followers. Thanks to whoever tipped me over. It
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Austerity is a con: the failings of capitalism have been hijacked to attack social security
Luke Thomas, a cancer research scientist with a fascination for stats and a social conscience, has given me permission to reproduce this blog: From 2008
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Treasury percentages prove almost nothing
Samuel Brittan has written this in the FT this morning: One of the better permanent secretaries of HM Treasury, the late Douglas Allen, used to
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When two words will do
This is from a headline in the FT this morning: There are occasions when a two word analysis will do. This is one of
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A tale for our times
It is some indication of the times we live in that by far the best read article on the blog yesterday was the one mentioning
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Bank audits were dire, but the question is not why, but how they get away with it
The FT has a report this morning that begins: The regulatory body that oversees the auditing profession has criticised the industry’s “below average” quality and
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Economic relationships that no longer hold true
In my opinion the must read economist is no longer the likes of Krugman, or even Martin Wolf. The economist who is delivering most value,
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