The Lancet- British Babies Dying Because Inequality
It's difficult, in this modern world, to find something that would still exist if we were more equal. The list of things that would...
What’s The Over And Under On Tesla’s 200,000th Car Being Delivered On July 1?
The first and most important thing in all economics is that incentives matter. If you can grasp that and also get to grips with...
Well, Yes – TSB Boss Won’t Take Computer Integration Bonus Over Computer Integration Tits...
The very idea that people should get a bonus for doig their job has its critics. But when people are promised a bomus for...
The NHS Hasn’t Paid £19 Million In Compensation
A story that near all of the papers seem to have this morning - that the NHS has paid £19 million in compensation for...
Just Call It Free Trade
There is no scam more delicious than restricting trade by devising "modernizations" of a "free trade agreement."
The only intrinsic problem with the North American...
There’s No Free Shipping On These Boots You Know!
So, a company which makes boots has a customer who isn't happy with the idea of having to pay for shipping.
Hmm:
I have 2 pairs...
It All Makes Sense If The Household Is The Economic Unit
There is much that is puzzling about human behaviour. Economics is a method of trying to puzzle out what the heck is going on....
The First Shoe Drops – Autonomy’s CFO Convicted On Fraud Charges
There was always something remarkably odd about the company Autonomy. I had some very light indeed dealings with them at one point and I...
Seriously Folks, The Baltic Dry Index Is A Measure Of Shipping Prices, Not Shipping...
This is one of those little economic stories that does the rounds from time to time. Zero Hedge is famous for getting the implications...
Jacinda Ardern Discovers That Prices In A Free Market Look Just Like Those In...
One of the things that it's terribly, terribly, hard to explain to the hard of thinking is that prices in an entirely free and...