The government published new data on R – the rate of spread of Covid 19 – on Friday. As they noted: I was amused by
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We need a vaccination programme for the world and it is possible for countries like the UK to fund it from new taxation. The question is, will we?
I am expecting some modern monetary theory (MMT) directed criticism for having signed and posted the letter from a wide range of activists, practitioners and
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It’s time for a financial transaction tax to support developing countries’ need for vaccines
This letter was sent to the G7 leadership yesterday by a rather large group of economists, activists and practitioners. I was one of the signatories
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Why discuss Covid?
It seems rather odd to write a blog post justifying why I think it appropriate to discuss the Covid crisis. It seems to me to
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There is a clear rise in hospital admissions in the UK, which could increase still further very rapidly
This thread on Covid spread by John Burn-Murdoch from the FT, who has always been very reliable on data on this issue – is well
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Sunak’s playing Canute on Covid
Chancellor Rishi Sunak really is seeking all the headlines today, and all for the wrong reasons. The FT has noted he did not understand the
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It is time to face the reality of the coming Covid wave
I share this tweet. For background data click on it and read the following tweets. The reality is that even Matt Hancock says that the
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The new thinking that another Covid lockdown will demand from us
I have just posted this long thread on Twitter. It’s about the thinking required to adapt to the changes that I think Covid is now
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Those ‘flashing the cash’ will not be enough to create inflation, whatever they like to think
Of the many FT columnists Merryn Somerset Webb is one that irritates me. I would not be surprised if the feeling was mutual. She has
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