Why raising taxes substantially is critical for the next Labour government to be sure of achieving its missions
My series of posts on detoxifying government debt was all about why Labour should not…
2 months ago
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Detoxifying government debt, part 4. Labour’s inheritance
The Labour party has for a long time been fearful about high government borrowing to…
2 months ago
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5 months ago
Braverman is a feature not a bug of Conservative electoral strategy this century
Much has been written about how the dividing lines of UK politics have changed from…
8 months ago
Why fiscal consolidations (spending cuts or tax increases) don't reduce debt to GDP ratios, and why politicians continue to tighten at the wrong time
The claim often made for fiscal consolidations (cuts in public spending or increases in taxes)…
1 year ago
What France can teach the UK about Pensions
If you read some of the UK headlines, it seems that France is having difficulty…
1 year ago
What makes politicians act in society’s interests, and how have these mechanisms worked since 1979?
A cynical view would be that politicians always act in their own interests. [1] I…
1 year ago
Energy Prices in the UK and France: nationalisation or regulation, and Sunak's spring statement
A comparison of the extent of energy price increases for consumers in the UK and…
2 years ago
Should the MPC tighten monetary policy?
The general expectation is that they will, but is this the right thing to do?…
3 years ago
COVID in England, and another wasted summer
One of the rules in this pandemic is that Johnson’s government does not learn from…
3 years ago