The government announced its new ‘rule of 6’ yesterday. It is illogical. At the same time it announced it’s £100 billion ‘moonshot’ plan to deliver
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I tried to summarise  modern monetary theory in a Tweet this morning: It loses some nuance. And the job guarantee is only hinted at with
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Reuters appears to be almost alone in reporting comments made by Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden to the Treasury Select Committee yesterday. As
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As is, I think, known by most readers if this blog, Larry Elliott, who has been the economics editor of The Guardian for decades, has
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I cannot recommend this podcast episode enough: Debunking Economics was, and is still, the classic book by Steve Keen, which I consider essential reading for
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George Kerevan has an article on Bella Caledonia in which he claims: His argument is: Is there anything new to say about the latest GERS
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As the FT has just reported: The Federal Reserve has adopted a new strategy for monetary policy that will be more tolerant of temporary increases
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I loved this twitter thread by Tony Weston, who sometimes commented here, and think it deserves a wider coverage, so I hope he will excuse
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Few things make me more annoyed than the claim that ‘we’re spending taxpayers’ money’. This video explains why (and yes, the apostrophe has gone missing….and
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