From my twitter account this morning, best read from the bottom up:
How can we create a new balance in the economy? That is the essential question for the moment
The IFS Green Budget is a manifesto for a bank that wants to see increased interest rates rather than a report that approximates to objective comment
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has issued its Green Budget (i.e. its forecasts for what it sees the budget scenarios to be) for autumn 2020
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Professional judgement requires that stupid application of conventions be called out
I have been accused in the comments section of this blog of being unprofessional. The basis of the claim is twofold. First it was said
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Asking Keir Starmer about Brexit
I asked a question of Keir Starmer on LBC this morning. It was, near enough, this: Thanks for taking my call. What I know from
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Lawyers understand that this country is corrupt. So do medics. It’s time other professions did as well.
I have mentioned corruption this morning. If you are interested in the video linked in this piece from the International Bar Association is well worth
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I can accuse the government of being corrupt without fear now, because the evidence supports my case. And that’s profoundly worrying.
I did some tweets on the theme of corruption over the weekend: I was not alone. This is a powerful thread. I do not know
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Rishi Sunak does not have a sacred duty to balance its books
Tax and modern monetary theory: getting the facts right
Jo Michell is an assistant professor of economics at the University of West of England with whom I have often crossed swords. He thinks himself
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