What happens to the Tories now?
Sunday, January 16th, 2022I have posted this thread on Twitter this morning: We know that Boris Johnson’s days in Number 10 are numbered now. We can’t be sure
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The Counterbalance: How finance drives monopoly
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021As has been my habit since it began publishing, I republish here the least edition of The Counterbalance, which is published by The Balanced Economy
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It's time for a stimulus - not cuts
Monday, October 25th, 2021I was one of about 90 signatories to this letter issued last week. As with all these things, I don’t agree with every word, but
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When Michael met Arthur
Thursday, October 7th, 2021I got sent this in response to my blog this morning about debating Arthur Laffer. Some might a few scenes offensive, but I don’t, I
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Fighting for competition
Friday, October 1st, 2021I post this from my friends and colleagues at The Counterbalance, with their permission: Taking on vested interests in Greece Anti-monopoly regulators can be powerful,
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If the critics of modern monetary theory want to be taken seriously they have to get their facts right
Sunday, September 12th, 2021I was sent a link to an article by Michael U. Krause, Thomas A. Lubik and Karl Rhodes for the US Richmond Federal Reserve Bank which
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No wonder we have a democratic crisis when journalists seem more interested in defending the wrong doer than they are in questioning what should happen to them
Thursday, June 10th, 2021As many will know, The Good Law Project won one of its many judicial review hearings against the government yesterday, showing in the process that
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What is Labour about?
Monday, May 17th, 2021There are times when it is apparent why the Tories win elections and Labour do not. The Tories want to win. It’s not always clear
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Audit is in desperate need of reform
Saturday, February 27th, 2021Those of us who have an interest in audit reform (who I know are not the biggest group in society) have been awaiting a report
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