In this morning’s video I note that a survey has suggested that young people in the UK are much more dissatisfied with their lives than
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Rachel Reeves really shouldn’t walk on the cracks in the pavement
Labour’s style of lifebelt
I was at the Walthamstow Wetlands Centre for a family gathering today. I noticed this scene: In the background, there might be hope for a
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The Mile End Road on other people’s channels
Danny Blanchflower and I have been on other people’s YouTube channels. This was Danny on Owen Jones’ channel yesterday: I also noted that Polotics Joe
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Labour is a neoliberal to its core
In this morning’s video I argue that Labour was built on the basis of a proud left-of-centre tradition that was based on support for working
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Autumn’s coming
Autumn’s imminent arrival was very obvious when walking today. Those plants still flowering were surrounded by the flowers that had already gone over: But it
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Reforming the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committe: the view from the Mile End Road
I have mentioned in another blog the work Danny Blanchflower and I are proposing to do now. Amongst those things, we are discussing writing a
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Economics for the person on the Mile End Road
I have published this video this morning. In it I argue that economics always seems to be written from the perspective of the City of
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Banning smoking outside pubs is not going to solve the problems in the NHS
There is a problem in the NHS. There are too many sick people in the UK. The number of times people see a GP a
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