I have already noted one absurd comment by Sir Howard Davies, the Cahri of NatWest Bank on Radio 4 this morning. But, it was not
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Sir Howard Davies: a man deeply out of touch with reality
I posted this on Twitter about an hour ago: I admit I was not alone in noticing this, or posting it on X (as it
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Why is the state paying interest to banks on money the state created?
My old friend, Prem (Lord) Sikka said this in the House of Lords yesterday when discussing the Autumn Statement. I think the whole section of
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The Bank of England needs to diversify its leadership
The FT notes this morning that: The Bank of England’s internal culture, governance and appointments processes need significant reform after it and other central banks
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The Bank of England is driving us into recession – and misery
I just posted this as a Twitter thread (I refuse to call it X): The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at
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Quantitative tightening needs to stop now
My friend and Green New Deal colleague Larry Elliott had an article in the Guardian last week on what he described as the return of
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The Bank of England has announced it can create money for the benefit of its mates but not for the benefit of the rest of us
The FT reported yesterday evening that: The Bank of England is set to create a permanent lending facility for non-bank financial institutions such as insurers
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Messing things up is the only world-leading activity left to the UK
Received not long ago from the FT: Andrew Bailey’s policy at the Bank of England is working. He set out to create a recession and
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Reforming the administration of corporation tax in the UK might raise at least £6 billion of tax a year
I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will together make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this note, I suggest that
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