Martin Wolf’s article in the FT today, in which he tears Liz Truss and her economics to shreds, includes this chart as evidence of what
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Sometimes the truth has to be said
I posted this on Twitter last night: It seemed that I was not alone in thinking this. How has someone quite so talentless and apparently
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It’s time for a radical shake up of the Monetary Policy Committee
Larry Elliott reported the proposal Danny Blanchflower and I made last week for reform of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee in the Guardian
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As the Bank of England threatens to crash the property market Truss steps in with a stamp duty cut to keep the older middle classes happy
The Bank of England will increase interest rates tomorrow. The only question is by how much. Their relentless plan to raise rates will continue. The
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The IMF says trickle down does not work and we all know they’re right
There were some interesting exchanges on economics yesterday. President Biden said in a tweet that he did not think trickle-down economics works. At the same
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Filling the voids in the post-Elizabethan era
I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: It’s indisputable that the Queen’s death marked the end of an era. It also creates two empty
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The long winter of discontent ahead
I know I am not blog posting, so I will share this instead, recorded about a week ago and out now: Listeners loved our 1st
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This weekend
I am planning to take this weekend, including Monday, off the blog. It’s been a frantic period and I need a break. I will leave
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It’s time to radically reform the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee
Prof Danny Blanchflower and I issued this press release late yesterday: The Mile End Road Economists Time to reform the Bank of England Monetary Policy
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