If the Bank of England is to pubish a textbook on economics it really should get it right when it comes to describing how modern banks work - but it does not
Friday, May 20th, 2022This comes from page 182 of the Kindle edition* of the new Bank of England book on economics, which is in the chapter explaining the
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Sunak is a man sleep-walking himself to failure, dragging us with him
Thursday, May 19th, 2022Because I am discussing what Rishi Sunak had to say when addressing the CBI last night with Nick Ferrari on LBC at just after 7
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Is the FTSE getting the message that there's a recession?
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022The FTSE seems to be getting the message that there’s a recession coming: These things can reverse, I know. Maybe it will. But it is
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The Tories: what next?
Friday, April 22nd, 2022I have posted this thread to Twitter this morning: There is an old truism that suggests that the Leader of the Conservatives always enjoys the
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Knocking the Tories about, as happened yesterday, is all well and good. But knocking them out is what is required
Wednesday, April 20th, 2022So, Johnson apologised with, he claimed, ‘full humility.’ The trouble was, no one relay believed that, and for one good reason. That reason is that
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Are western democracies now led by people with a death wish for western democracy?
Thursday, April 7th, 2022The FT has reported today that: So, at a time when the world is at war, when major supply chains are disrupted, when US households
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The consequences of Rishi Sunak: the PDF version
Sunday, March 27th, 2022I have this morning turned yesterday’s long thread, and those from the two previous weekends, into a PDF, which should be easier to read: If
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China looks to be in new economic trouble - and that has serious implications for us
Tuesday, March 15th, 2022Just when you thought the economic issues that we face are down to war, the aftermath of Covid and the incompetence response of our government
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Bullying is unacceptable, but the incompetence of those now in office is a much bigger issue to worry about
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022There are things we know about politics in the UK. Boris Johnson is a liar. A civil servant resigned because a case of bullying was
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