The Oxford English Dictionary has accepted idiocracy as an English word this month, noting: The OED records more than 100 words derived ultimately from the Greek suffix
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I wrote a post making the argument that VAT is regressive in July 2010 because of the planned rise by the then new Tory government
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As the FT has noted: Britain’s accounting watchdog will consider whether to ban firms from doing any consulting work for the companies they audit in
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I think it just worth noting for the sake of readers outside Scotland that the largest ever demonstrations in favour of Scottish independence took place
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As most of the media have reported, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that we really only have twelve years
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I found this weekend depressing. Partly that was the result of having a ferocious cold. Partly it was lowish mood in anticipation of my father’s
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I am writing this when at the launch event of the Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies – which I think is an amazing new
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The Guardian features Nick Shaxson’s new book The Finance Curse as its Long Read this morning. In that article new research, including by my co-author Prof Andrew Baker
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