I took time to breathe deeply, look at the world, and think hard today. In this morning’s deep fog, Jacqueline and I had coffee near
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I am nervous about next week
There were two big tech stories yesterday. One was the hacking of the Binance crypto exchange, with a possible loss of more than $6 billion.
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The crisis of care in this country is nothing like that which neoliberal politicians describe
The background I wrote yesterday about the absurd, and wholly inappropriate, focus on what politicians call welfare costs, and which I call social security, on
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Undertstanding economics: the sectoral balances
Why does the government keep telling us that it must balance its books? And what happens to the rest of the economy when it tries
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Blog comments are off this weekend
I have been through an exhausting few weeks. The blog has, as usual, had content every day. So have a number of other platforms. YouTube
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Is it ignorance or greed that is driving debate on social security?
The post-budget reaction, after John Healey’s debacle this week, is highlighting a number of issues. The first, and most obvious, is the prevalence of the
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Why you need to watch this morning’s video
I rarely record a single-take 28-minute video, but I did yesterday as I talked through the charts in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report that
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Labour’s budget doesn’t add up
The government’s own economic forecasts reveal something extraordinary about Labour’s Budget. The figures simply don’t add up. I’ve examined the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts
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The Finance Curse Film is coming
I have this press release to share on the final release of the Finance Curse film, which has been on its way for some time
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