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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Is Trump at war with Europe?
Has Donald Trump effectively declared war on Europe? His recent statements suggest exactly that. In this video, I explore how Trump’s racist rhetoric, his support
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The end of growth
The Office for National Statistics has published new GDP data this morning. As they put it: Main points In the three months to October 2025,
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Inequality is a political choice – and the UK keeps choosing it
The World Inequality Report 2026 opens with a sentence that should trouble anyone who cares about democracy or economic justice: Inequality is a political choice.
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Why do we need a politics of care?
Why do we need a politics of care? This is why we do: More than one in 20 people are homeless in parts of London,
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Economic questions: the James Tobin 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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New glossary entry: Spahn taxation
Of all the concepts I noted in my post on making capital controls work this morning, the one likely to be most unfamiliar is Spahn
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Where’s the plan?
Too many campaigners talk about what’s wrong, but never explain what must change or how it could happen. Real campaigning means finding solutions: identifying causes,
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Why are people are frightened?
I think people are frightened at the prospect of another crash, which is looking ever more likely. Yesterday’s video has had 156,000 views so far,
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