This is from the FT on 13 August: As the article said: The man behind Jeremy Corbyn’s most eye-catching economic policy says the Labour leadership
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Why now? And what to do next
I was asked an hour or so ago by a pretty senior economist I thought of today’s financial market action. I offered a range of
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We’ve had the wrong kind of stimulus
This is from the Guardian this morning: At its heart, today’s market panic shows that investors are losing faith in central banks’ ability to keep
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Why the world is falling over today
Larry Elliott has a pretty good explanation as to why the world’s economies look like they are falling over today. He has said: The crisis
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Why the Bank of England’s independence is just a charade
I argued on the Today programme on Radio 4 this morning that the Bank of England’s independence from the Treasury is just a charade. It
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Within a year or so People’s Quantitative Easing will be the new norm
People’s Quantitative Easing (or green quantitative easing, as I once called it) is now considered a part of Corbynomics. I have a feeling that will not
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The Greatest Invention: Tax and the Campaign for a Just Society
Commonwealth Publishing are proud to announce the worldwide release of The Greatest Invention: Tax and the Campaign for a Just Society on September 24th, 2015
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The problem with PQE might be it is too successful
Simon Jack, interviewing me on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning, said he had discussed People’s Quantitative Easing with a range of economists, most of
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John Cridland on Radio 4 this morning
I have two slots on the Today Programme on Radio 4 this morning, both recorded late last week. I have just listened to the first,
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