Stephanie Kelton’s new books is only a day or so from publication now: As Waterstones says of it: The leading thinker and most visible public
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This only usually happens in revolutions ….but this one was long overdue
As Wikipedia noted: Edward Colston (2 November 1636 — 11 October 1721) was a Bristol-born English merchant, philanthropist, slave trader, and Member of Parliament. He supported and endowed schools,
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Enjoy the summer: things are likely to get very much worse
I have already suggested that the UK, at least, has been enduring a phoney war with regard to the economic consequences of coronavirus. Furlough, loans
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If you think the UK is not institutionally racist, think again
This chart came out in the Resolution Foundation newsletter this afternoon, and I cannot as yet find it online: If you thought the UK wasn’t
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Mark Carney’s plan for climate change financial disclosure ignores most emissions a company creates and that makes it unfit for use
There is an article by the likes of Andrew Bailey, current Governor of the Bank of England, and Mark Carney, his predecessor in The Guardian
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How is Keir Starmer doing?
Niall Fergusson misrepresented the truth about US Federal borrowing on Channel 4 last night
Stephanie Kelton was on Channel 4 News last night. I recommend watching. She is, undoubtedly, the best exponent of modern monetary theory that there is.
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The costs of economic growth
I was giving a talk (on zoom, of course) on the Green New Deal last night and was discussing just how long I have been
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Johnson making one mistake on coronavirus timing was bad enough. Making two is unforgivable.Â
Martin Wolf had this chart in the FT last night: I think we can safely pin the case for Johnson’s negligence on that chart alone.
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