As the Guardian reported last night: Ministers are considering dropping one of their central green pledges in an effort to keep energy bills down, sources
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Why does the government tackle benefit fraud and ignore tax cheats? Could it be prejudice?
The National Audit Office issued a report yesterday on efforts being made by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to tackle benefit fraud, and
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Economic questions: the Joseph Schumpeter 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
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Talking with Zack Polanski
My podcast with Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, was published last night: I make no apology for the fact
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Why 2% inflation?
Catherine Mann of the Bank of England says inflation will stay above 2%. But what if the problem isn’t inflation but is the target itself?
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The Scottish Currency Group conference
I’ll be speaking (remotely) at the Scottish Currency Group conference this weekend: You can also attend remotely. Tickets are available here. And this should be
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Fools, the ability to think, and crashes
As Katie Martin noted in the FT this morning: A couple of months ago, warning about a bubble in the world’s most important stock market
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Inflation: there’s nothing to say except the big question no one wants to ask
There’s nothing to say about the inflation data out this morning from the ONS, about which they said: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by
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Andrew Windsor, the media, and the wrong question
I posted a video about power, responsibility and the abuse of both in the context of the demand that Andrew Windsor be stripped of all
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