Rana Foroohar argues in the FT this morning that because the cost of food, fuel and housing has been climbing so dramatically in the US
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It’s time for a new path on the economic crisis that we face
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, Danny Blanchflower and I have written a feature for The Mirror on how to get out of
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Is the Bank of England at risk of missing a major downturn again?
As I have already mentioned on this blog, Danny Blanchflower and I have been working together on our vision for the economic policy that the
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Retail sales tell the story of what is happening in the UK: we’re heading for recession
Retail sales in the UK in March tell the story of what is happening in the UK economy: From the spring of 2021 onwards, the
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The Tories: what next?
I have posted this thread to Twitter this morning: There is an old truism that suggests that the Leader of the Conservatives always enjoys the
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A world debt crisis on its way
I have already noted the BBC story based on an interview between Faisal Islam and World Bank boss David Malpass. There is another dimension to
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The world market in food is about to fail large parts of the world’s population. Are the free-marketeers going to let these people live, or not in that case? That is the question to which an answer is now needed.
As the BBC has reported: The world is facing a “human catastrophe” from a food crisis arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the
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The Social Consensus – second edition
I wrote recently about the Social Consensus, as I call it, setting out the high-level principles that should, in my opinion, guide the operation of
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Coming soon – the Mile End Road Economists’ prescription for getting out of the recession that’s coming out way
Having announced one publishing venture this morning, I also note that Danny Blanchflower has spilled the beans on another. Danny and I describe ourselves as
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