I am far from alone at being horrified by an article on the front page of The Times this morning, which said this (and I
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Pretty much all that most people need to know about modern monetary theory
One part of my morning today will be to give a seminar on modern monetary theory. It’s based on this material, which I wrote last
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Why the Scottish Growth Commissions six currency tests should be replaced by seven new tests
Dr Tim Rideout, the author of the resolution that overturned SNP currency plans for independence, gave a talk last night on the need to replace
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Has ‘Auditor’s Nose’ ceased to exist?
A regular commentator on this blog sent me a mail saying this yesterday: I came across this article today. https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-05-07/how-major-banks-turned-a-blind-eye-to-the-theft-of-billions-of-pounds-of-public-money I did know about it, having
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Wellbeing is more than about now
The FT featured work originally produced by the Resolution Foundation on well-being this week. It found this slightly surprising trend: Apparently we are happier now,
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Thoughts on carbon taxes
I was asked my thoughts on carbon taxes yesterday. I prepared this rather quick note, which explains why I am unenamoured of them and think
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You can have a Green New Deal or Brexit but not both
I note commentators turning up on this site to say that there is no way I am progressive because I remain in favour of the
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KPMG’s failure is not just about poor auditing: it’s about failing to understand what accounts are even for
As the FT has noted that KPMG managed to pick up two major fines in the space of six days by Wednesday this week, saying: This
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Accountants, actuaries and climate change
I took part in a discussion organised by Anglia Ruskin University, the Insitute of Actuaries and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
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