I was a signatory to this letter in The Times today: SUNAK’S RESPONSE Sir, As economists, academics and directors of research organisations, we are writing
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The sham of rail privatisation has just been exposed. As the FT has announced: The British government has suspended the UK rail franchise system in
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As I am writing stock markets in London have opened and are 5% down on Friday’s closing prices. The tumble goes on. The awareness that
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The government has provided a little more guidance on the coronavirus job retention scheme. They have said: Furloughed workers If your employer cannot cover staff
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I have already called for food rationing. So too now has Prof Tim Lang of City, University of London, in an article in The Conversation.
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There is a growing awareness that bailouts of UK companies are now going to become a fact of life. Starting with airlines, and then extending
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There has been much discussion over the last few days about the desirability of a universal basic income (UBI) for the United Kingdom. Demand for
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Jonathan Pie may be right….not for the sensitive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aox7CeOdmOY;

I have already noted that I have major reservations about much of Rishi Sunaks coronavirus job retention scheme. As the day has gone on these
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