Why the Bank of England is taking us to hell in a handcart with its belief that we face the risk of stagflation
Saturday, May 14th, 2022I posted this thread on Twitter this morning: I keep reading that we are going to suffer stagflation in the UK. That’s possible, I agree.
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What is a tax spillover, and why does it matter?
Friday, May 13th, 2022I was one of 47 academics at City, University of London who had a case study submitted by that university to the Research Excellence Framework
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The government has backed away from compulsory climate change disclosures by business, suggesting it's now walking away from this issue like it does everything else
Thursday, May 12th, 2022The FT reports this morning that: Ministers made a last-minute decision to withdraw plans to force big UK companies and asset managers to disclose their
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Where from here? Reflections after the local elections
Sunday, May 8th, 2022The local elections are done and dusted. The Tory press would like us to concentrate on the Labour leader going to a meeting with an
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Why is no one talking about Covid as a direct cause of inflationary pressure, and about how to address it?
Thursday, May 5th, 2022There have been many suggestions made as to the cause of the current inflation in our economy, a number of them by me. Two things
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The real problem we might face in the UK might be unplanned for deflation within a couple of years
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022Inflation is a curious beast. That is, it is if you think about it a little more than the average economist does. The central banker’s
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The Bank of England does not have a duty to push people into poverty
Monday, May 2nd, 2022I cannot have been alone and being appalled at comments made by former Bank of England employee and Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen, who
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The Tories want to end the cost of living crisis without any additional government spending. Their disconnection from reality is almost complete.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022As Politico notes this morning: Boris Johnson will hold a Cabinet meeting this morning where he will order his senior ministers to get to grips
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Her Majesty might want to sit out the Queen’s Speech
Monday, April 25th, 2022There are some interesting political scheduling issues coming up. I am presuming Johnson is toast now. It already feels as if the power is draining
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