The IMF and OECD are urging governments to spend - and a Green New Deal is the answer
Tuesday, July 16th, 2019Yesterday the FT reported: David Lipton, the acting IMF chief, has backed new monetary stimulus by the world’s top central banks to sustain the flagging
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Politically destructive limbo
Monday, July 1st, 2019I joined a trend this weekend. Demotivated by heat, I did not spend a great deal of. time following the news. Apparently this is a
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The existential questions that the Tory leadership election and Brexit pose
Thursday, June 20th, 2019There are moments that require anyone to reappraise what they think. Brexit has been one, of course. The Tory leadership election has been another. Put
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The new Governor of the Bank of England must deliver for all in society
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019I was one of 94 signatories to this letter in the Guardian today: Eleven o’clock on Wednesday evening is the deadline for applicants to put
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The CBI: a case study in incoherent thinking
Friday, May 31st, 2019There are moments when I think I should read the barrage of press releases sent at me because I am a blogger – and apparently
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It's time to tax corporations where employees work, not where ledgers hide
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019This was published by the Tax Justice Network yesterday, and I share it as I think it important. Their research was funded by the EU
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Building on the wreckage of the UK
Monday, May 20th, 2019I posted Jonathan Pie’s video this morning for a number of reasons. His discussion of the failure of the social contract is good, and appropriate.
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Ten questions for those wanting a Hard Brexit
Friday, May 17th, 2019Three years ago those who wanted to leave the EU never discussed what is now called a Hard Brexit. That is leaving the EU on
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Ten questions for Farage
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019I keep wanting to hear journalists ask Farage real questions about what the Brexit Party stands for. Instead of letting him rant about the failure
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