2025 was a disastrous year — economically, politically and morally. But the consequences of that failure are only just beginning to arrive. In this video,
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Economic questions: the Karl Polanyi question
This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have been,
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Zack Polanski, migration, the Greens, and an economics of care
Zack Polanski issued a Christmas message yesterday that demanded the country solve the problem of small boats crossing the English Channel. As he pointed out,
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What we need for Christmas
As Christmas approaches, many people ask what they want. But there is a more important question we should be asking: what did we need –
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There is no excuse for poverty in the UK
This is the chart of the latest United Nations Human Development Indicator: The UK is ranked in the top 20, with this data: Things are
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Is the UK about to investigate Trump’s interference in UK politics?
I loved this juxtaposition of two headlines in an FT newsletter last night: Does that mean the UK is about to investigate Trump’s interference in
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Economic questions: the William Nordhaus question
This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have been,
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When will Labour tell Trump where to go?
As the Guardian has reported this morning: Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the BBC over its editing of a speech he made to
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Inequality is a political choice
According to the United Nations’ World Inequality Report, inequality results from deliberate political and institutional choices. This video explains what that means for the UK
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