The Economy Is Not A Zero Sum Game Love
In this case, Conservative politicians can sidestep the thorny issue of gaping economic inequalities. “Levelling up” implies improvements for the needy without any redistribution...
Bankruptcy Is The Very Point Of Free Market Capitalism
Any economic system needs a method of cleaning up mistakes. For mistakes are undoubtedly going to be made. It's also true that activities age,...
The Rich Don’t Need It So It Should Be Taxed
A comment from one of those tax justice campaigners which provides an interesting insight into the mindset. A useful definition perhaps of their meaning...
As I’ve Been Saying The Brexit Bounce Is Here
For some time now I've been saying that getting Brexit done is going to lead to a bounce in the UK economy. I really...
The Flaw In The ILO’s Thinking About Work
That lots of people out there are living pretty scummy lives in poverty and destitution is true. That we'd very much prefer that the...
Again With Why Mariana Mazzucato Is Wrong
As we all recall, Mariana Mazzucato wants us all to know that government invents everything and thus should get a slice of the cash...
The Case Against Nationalising Pensions
Chris Dillow tells us that there's a good case for nationalising pensions:
The state, however, is much better placed than the private sector to bear...
Hampstead Heath Ponds And The Tragedy Of The Commons
Despite this being North London we're not talking about common people here and the tragedy of their entering the precincts of the progressives. Rather,...
Andy Haldane’s Gobbledegook on Productivity
This is really rather sad. The Bank of England's economist has got himself believing fashionable nonsense.
The decade-long productivity crisis may have been caused...
Too Much Regulation And Not Enough Competition
The problem with Latin America is, apparently, too much regulation and not enough competition. The regulation part we can culturally understand given their starting...