I am aware that the Office for National Statistics says that consumer price inflation rose in February in data announced this morning. The increase is
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It’s really not rocket science
Taxes on advertising
I was challenged in a comment yesterday on whether the Green New Deal was radical on issues relating to consumption. My response was to refer
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The ONS data on the national debt ratio compares a false figure with a crap one. What is the point in that?
The Office for National Statistics issued its latest public finances data this morning, including this chart: Let’s ignore the fact that they include more than
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It is time for a Green New Deal
I share this from the Guardian morning newsletter today: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has delivered its “final warning” on the climate emergency. The
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We were right about the police: now what is going to be done about it?
The review of the Metropolitan Police by Lady Louise Casey, released today, was commissioned after the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard in 2021.
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Let’s not pretend otherwise: we have a banking crisis. It is time to talk about it rather than deny it.
Martin Wolf has an article in the FT this morning which is good. First, he says we have a bank crisis, and I agree with
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Sixty five
I was 65 at 6.05 this morning. I know the time because I have a twin, and so the time is on my birth certificate.
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Central bank reaction to the banking crisis is too little, too late already
Danny Blanchflower and I have released this press release this afternoon: Too little, too late, Central bank reaction to the growing global banking crisis is
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