There is no mandate for No Deal
We are told constantly that the 2016 referendum gives our government a mandate for a…
5 years ago
Mainly Macro
Is Brexit a culture war or a class war?
The dynamic of today’s service based economy means that social liberalism is in part generated…
5 years ago
Is the German Debt Brake the worst fiscal rule ever?
The answer is probably not: a simple balance budget is worse. The German Schuldenbremse fixes…
6 years ago
Why the UK cannot see that Brexit is utterly, utterly stupid
If you talk to almost anyone overseas, except those at the right wing extreme (like…
6 years ago
The key arguments for high top rates of income tax are political as well as pecuniary
When people complain that neoliberalism is a meaningless concept, I should point them to what…
6 years ago
Is Norway+ the way forward?
A number of MPs seem to think so. Their argument goes as follows. Although the…
6 years ago