A massive banking collapse is coming — and the cause isn’t speculation this time. It’s climate change. Uninsurable homes mean worthless mortgages, and worthless mortgages
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Why do politicians, economists and market commentators pick up all the wrong signals?
The economic commentators are in a panic this morning. The government, they are saying, has overspent in August. The figure for what they call borrowing
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The big questions for the Bank of England today
There are two big questions for the Bank of England when they announce their decisions on monetary policy this lunchtime. The first is whether they
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The curse of PFI
Wes Streeting wants to fund 200 new NHS health centres through PFI. But the Public Finance Initiative was a disaster in the past – locking
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Central bank independence is a neoliberal con trick
We are told that central banks are neutral and above politics. The truth is, they’re not. Central bank independence was created to remove responsibility from
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Bond markets do not rule – governments do
James Carville, adviser to Bill Clinton, once said that if there were reincarnation, he would like to come back as the bond market, because then
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The TUC says the public support higher taxes on wealth
The TUC published this press release yesterday, and I am going to share it as they published it, because I think it is interesting enough
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Who owns a £5 note?
Politicians love to talk about “taxpayers’ money.” But here’s the truth: every pound in circulation is created by the government or banks licensed by it.
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MMT and rules of government borrowing
A new commentator left the following comment on this blog after my most recent video. They started with a quote from me: ‘And bonds in
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