This Incorrect Assumption About Essential Workers
We hear much these days about "essential workers" and how they're somehow different from the rest of us. The problem with this idea being...
Sadiq Khan Claims Socialism Causes Crime
As that current little rubric goes, how are you liking your free 60 day trial of socialism? GDP is 6 % or so down...
Good Luck With This
From the Times
Hugging new friends will not be possible until a vaccine or treatment for coronavirus has been found, Matt Hancock has said.
The health...
We’re 25% Poorer – When Does The Public Sector Take That Quarter Pay Cut?
There are various estimations of the fall in GDP as a result of these lockdowns. There are some even saying that it's all a...
Willie Walsh Isn’t Letting An Excellent Crisis Go To Waste
If we assume that this allegation is correct then Willie Walsh is doing something very sensible - refusing to allow a crisis to go...
Just Say No To A Legal Right To Work From Home
Come along people, let's not be stupid. Sure, you're politicians and bureaucrats and therefore know entirely sod all about the world. But even you...
Gary Stevenson’s Wealth Inequality Model Of Everything
Gary Stevenson wants us all to know that he's a new model of the economy, one that explains all. As is usual with a...
Introducing Gary Stevenson Who Will Soon Become The Left’s Favourite Economist
The Guardian runs a piece by a Gary Stevenson which insists upon an emergency wealth tax. To, well, something but it's very important. Gary...
More Government Spending Isn’t Always The Solution
There are those who do insist - for entirely reasonable reasons - that more government spending is the answer to every economic woe. Their...
Another Point Of Failure In Modern Monetary Theory
Argentina is just coming up to its ninth default:
Argentina is teetering on the brink of its ninth debt default as its leftist government and...