I’ve spent 50 years studying profit as an accountant, economist, and political economist. And here’s the truth: almost no one understands what profit really is,
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This was a Guardian headline last night: Let’s ignore the detail here. Let’s stand back instead. First, banks thought they could enter into cosy deals
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As the New York Times says in an email this morning: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump are said to be working
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The Parable of the Tokens and the Common Wealth By Cliff Published with permission In a land surrounded by mountains, there was a village where
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The former Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, has suggested that Labour should follow up its imposition of VAT on private schools by now charging VAT on
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We face crises on every front—climate, inequality, insecurity. The economic models we’ve been told are “normal” have failed. So what kind of politics could work
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It was, as planned, a birdwatching day. Susan Mensforth will recognise where I was: That is Snape Maltings in Suffolk, now the home of the
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I am aware that quite a lot of the time, I suggest that humankind is facing multitudinous crises, many of which might threaten our well-being.
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Advertising tells you every day that you’re too old, too poor, too unfashionable. Why? Because unhappiness sells. In this video, I explain how advertising is
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