I have to admit to making a mistake. We all do from time to time. The accounts of Tax Research LLP will appear to have been
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We have a right to sound government in the national interest
Yesterday was a surreal day. Parliament exerted its will on Brexit, under the leadership of failed Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper. And parliament also exerted
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The Bank of England’s forecasts are wrong by design
The Guardian has noted that: The Bank of England’s chief economist has admitted his profession is in crisis having failed to foresee the 2008 financial
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Not understanding money and government finances should be a disqualification from offering economic commentary
Rafael Behr has a comment piece in The Guardian this morning under the title: At the heart of this NHS cash boost lies a dishonesty: tax
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An MMT conference
For those who are keen there is an MMT conference in Berlin on 1 and 2 February. I was invited but cannot make it as
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MMT, forthcoming
This feels like the morning when MMT needs to be spoken about. Commentators on the blog are still asking what it is. Commentators in the
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It’s all over if we leave without a deal. Why is anyone pretending otherwise?
The FT has noted that: Trucks would face six-day queues to board ferries at Dover if new customs checks in the event of a no-deal
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MMT and Scotland, again
The National newspaper in Scotland has returned to the subject of modern monetary theory, again. George Kerevan has commented on Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp’s article for the same
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Davos wants a better measure of failure
This has only just come to my attention, but that makes little difference to the points I make: Yes, that’s the Davos crowd making this
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