As far as most people know, the job of the Bank of England is to control inflation, which it has proved itself utterly unable to
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Where do neoliberal economists think money comes from?
I heard an interview with Rupert Harrison on the World at One on BBC Radio 4 yesterday which really made my heart sink. For those
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Domicile on the Jeremy Vine Show
I was on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2 at noon yesterday, discussing the domicile rule. The interview can be heard about five
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On Monday Faiza Shaheen and I will be discussing Austerity 2.0
This is pretty much all you need to know: There don’t seem to be tickets – it is a matter of turning up. More details
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The economics of fashion
I think it fair to say that this blog does offer a slightly male-biased view of the world. That is unsurprising: I am male, and
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Covid has not gone away
I noted this in the Guardian overnight: Covid is on the rise in England, and experts have warned that more must be done to prevent
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The tax avoiders are working overtime to save the domicile rule
The Guardian carried an article yesterday in which suggested that HM Treasury projections suggested that the proposed abolition of the so-called non-domicile rule by Labour,
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Labour isn’t interested in reform
If Labour was really a party interested in reform it would be radically overhauling the UK constitution and the way in which the government is
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The story behind my alternative prime minister’s speech
The video that I published this morning of my suggested alternative speech that Keir Starmer should have made at the Labour Party conference is unusually
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