Yesterday was Sunday, and so Jacqueline and I did, as seems to be our habit, discuss quantum-related issues, partly with the need to post chapter
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It is time we got on with the process of change
I know it’s a cliche to quote Gramsci saying: The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the
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We need a Basic British Bank
We’re told that competition makes everything better — cheaper, fairer, more efficient. But when it comes to banks, that’s a myth. Six giant institutions dominate
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Economics questions: the John Rawls 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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Nationalism – good or bad?
RobertJ asked a question on this blog yesterday that goes to the heart of how I believe that we should think about belonging, identity, and
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Starmer’s finally found what he’s good at
A Guardian headline this morning says: However, the news is that Starmer has no intention of giving Lucy Powell a job back in the Cabinet.
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Cathedrals, cannons and Cromwell: lessons in power
Economics isn’t just about spreadsheets. It’s about people, power, and place. In this video, filmed in Ely, where I live, I explore what my friend
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Ireland says no to neoliberalism
I commented on the prospects for the Irish presidential election yesterday. Today, we have a first hint of the outcome: You can say the post
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Why the Tories deserve the fate they are suffering.
According to The Spectator this morning, ‘Britain is frozen with fear’, or so its main headline for the day says. When, however, you look at
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