I wrote this in 2o10: The quantitative easing programme might be considered a short term success, but as we note, the benefit has been captured
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The National Audit Office has issued a report today on the UK’s preparedness for border controls as and when Brexit happens (as I think it will, I
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I was trying to explain our Brexit options to someone not quite convinced they were so limited last night. I ended up explaining that we
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This just turned up on my Twitter timeline . It was recorded a year or more ago. But it is still totally relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK8hcclLvkw  

My country? What does that mean? Which country? When it does not know? The one of my birth? Or the one of my forebears? And
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This was yesterday, in response to a recent post. There are no prizes for guessing where. But you’re welcome to try.

I love this opening paragraph from George Monbiot in The Guardian today: It is hard to believe today, but the prevailing ethos among the educated
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This is fair warning: I have run out of steam and blogging is going to have low priority over the next few days. I have
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I was fascinated by this comment in The Guardian, published this morning: Warnings by landlords that taxes on buy-to-let would cripple the property market, driving down supply
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