2020 November 23

The Governor of the Bank of England really does need to tell the truth about QE, even if that means he must find out what it is

Posted on November 23 2020

I watched some of the Treasury Committee hearing this afternoon. A Bank of England team were being questioned on many issues, including MMT. Steve Baker
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Which bit of the national debt do you want to repay? And why?

Posted on November 23 2020

I just posted this on Twitter: Answers on the back of a £20 note please to a charity of your choice. Or, in the comments
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The Tax Justice Network’s new estimates of tax lost to tax abuse look to be quite seriously understated

Posted on November 23 2020

Over the last few months a lot of my time has been devoted to work in the national debt. The result of much of that
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Tackling the idea that there is only taxpayers’ money – because that is completely untrue

Posted on November 23 2020

A regular commentator, usually simply using the name Andrew, posted this on the blog overnight: It would be good to find a convenient way to
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