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Richard Layard’s New Idea – Bugger The Inequality
This is not exactly what Richard Layard and Gus O’Donnell say here but it is the obvious implication…
Which culture war then Owen?
Spare a moment for Liz Truss, minister for women and equalities, whose literacy and numeracy skills were apparently…
Rail Nationalisation Costing Commuters And Taxpayers A Fortune
Remember all that talk about how rail privatisation cost us all a fortune? You know the thing, there…
Evidence For Krugman’s Contention About British Food
Yes, it’s true, British food is now some of the best in the world. In terms of variety,…
Jay Rayner Discovers The Joys Of Markets
So the less than svelte taster of food for the lefty classes decides to try out the festive…
The World Economy Is About To Go Down As A COVID Death
Remember this guy? His mobile phone cost him $2,500 back in 1980. It could make phone calls. Sometimes.…
You’ll Never Find Him In Those Canyons
The passing of Sir Sean Connery has reminded me of one of his films. In The Hunt For…
Jobs Are A Cost Of Windfarms, Not A Benefit
The Times reports on a weird perversion of economics here. People are complaining that the new windfarms are…
Hosting A Supranational Kegger
I once saw a towering drunken meathead lose his rag in a pub when denied service and throw…
The Latest Third World Debt Crisis
Brown, who played a major part in helping tackle Africa’s debt crisis 20 years ago, said if a…