2020 October 28

Apologies….

Posted on October 28 2020

Moderation has been very slow today. Please accept my apologies. The delay is because I seem to have got a bug (no, not Covid) and
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We are heading for 5 million unemployed and a fixation with balanced budgets will mean that cost will have to be accounted for by economists who have doomed these people to despair

Posted on October 28 2020

The Resolution Foundation has a new report out this morning on the job market and the impact of furlough. As they note, unemployment is now
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Boris Johnson: the leader of a cowardly government

Posted on October 28 2020

The Guardian has noted that: MPs have suggested that a “north-south divide” in the Conservative party could be its “undoing” and lead to a string
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Scottish independence would be a disaster for the people of Scotland if the Growth Commission plans were to be followed

Posted on October 28 2020

Laurie MacFarlane had an excellent post out on Open Democracy yesterday. This was the heading: The piece is a critique of the work of Andrew
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Reframing the deficit

Posted on October 28 2020

This is a really good thread from Stephanie Kelton: And for those who ask how I reconcile this with my call for hypothecated saving, that’s
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