There’s nothing to say about the inflation data out this morning from the ONS, about which they said: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by
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Andrew Windsor, the media, and the wrong question
I posted a video about power, responsibility and the abuse of both in the context of the demand that Andrew Windsor be stripped of all
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What is the UK’s real debt crisis?
There’s a real debt crisis in Britain – but it’s not the one the politicians or journalists are talking about. While Rachel Reeves and the
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Prince Andrew: still too privileged?
What does Prince Andrew have to do with political economy? Quite a lot. In this video I explain how royal privilege reveals the deeper structures
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There will be a lot of nonsense talked about government borrowing today
The Guardian published this at 7.20 this morning: Newsflash: UK government borrowing has hit its highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half
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The working day
Having posted my comment on solution-focused thinking here yesterday, which was a response to PSR’s request for an explanation of how I worked, I then
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Bonds
People have been asking me to write a glossary entry on bonds. This is my draft. Comments are welcome. Background There is much confusion amongst
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As a government, Labour has not added an iota of value to the UK
When a Chancellor is out of ideas, they always do the same thing. They announce they will be cutting red tape. And so, we have
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Not bad
As every person who takes social media seriously knows, it is a life in which statistics play a part. You just can’t help looking at
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