Income And Benefit Changes An Irrelevance – Poorest 30% Lose 0.3%
It must be really annoying working for somewhere like the Resolution Foundation . One is tasked with producing an everlasting series of reports insisting...
Given How Bad It Is, Why Do People Want Government To Do More?
It's not unusual for us to find people insisting that government must do more. That this or that ailment of the world can be...
One Idea Must Be Wrong, India To Keep Adultery Illegal, Legalise Same-Sex Sex
India's offering an interesting example of how illogic can reign when societal norms change. This is not - not here at least - to...
There’s A Slight Illogic From Paul Krugman Here Over Brexit And Trade
It seems that Britain shouldn't try for customs union with the US because, and yet it should remain inside the EU customs union because...
Well Done To The US Post Office – Using The Wrong Statue Of Liberty
As we all know the US Post Office is a shining paragon of efficiency and good economic practice. So much so that we should...
MPs Should Quit Social Media Says Parliamentary Health Watchdog
There are two thoughts that flow from this insistence that, for the sake of their fragile mental health, Members of Parliament should quit Twitter...
Bad Minimum Wage Economics Reaches Botswana
It has been said that the worst colonialism perpetrated was that by the British. By allowing the London School of Economics to teach the...
Quote Of The Day – Labour Live And Pissup Inability
From The Observer - a paper one would expect to be at least generally supportive - concerning Labour Live:
There was no visible revolt over...
But Why Should A Minimum Wage Worker Be Able To Afford A 2 Bed...
A report out telling us that the minimum wage for a single worker, unsupported by any other income, isn't enough to rent a two...
How Middle Class Is The Guardian – The Great Brexit Au Pair Shortage
Don't forget that newspapers reflect the interests of their readers. It is not true that editors force material down their throats, it is that...