I often say that I write this blog primarily for my own benefit, to work out what I think about things. If others happen to
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As the Guardian has noted this morning, Keir Starmer said this yesterday to the Scottish Labour conference: I have just returned from the Munich security
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On a Sunday morning when the most obvious conclusion to draw about current political debate in the UK is that the two leading parties are
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Well worth watching, although it will not provide you with any cheer:  

Have we passed a tipping point? El Niño has something to do with this, but let’s not pretend that chart is anything but scary. Although,
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The world is in agreement that Alexei Navalny was murdered. The only surprise is that, unlike most of Putin’s opponents who seem to suffer this
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I had discussions with other economists yesterday, in which issues like fiscal headroom were on the table for debate. I wrote about this issue very
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The National newspaper in Scotland asked me for a reaction to the news that the UK was in recession yesterday. I had precisely fifteen minutes
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I think this worth sharing. Robert Reich was labour secretary for Bill Clinton and has just retired from teaching. His substacks are worth reading.