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Comment on macroeconomic issues
Tuesday 23 July 2024
More power to the OBR?
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The new bill to ensure that a UK government obtains the OBR’s analysis for any fiscal event is largely symbolic, because the reaction to t...
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Two myths about the future of the Conservative party
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In my last post I berated those in the media who hyped the threat of right wing populism represented by the votes won by Farage’s Reform ...
Monday 8 July 2024
What the Conservative rout tells us about the popularity of a right wing populist government
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It is jarring to see many journalists on election night fret about the Reform vote and talk about the rise of right wing populism when the...
Monday 1 July 2024
Why tactical voting in this election could change the nature of the UK’s political debate
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If Labour are bound to win this week, is there any point to tactical voting? Some on the left have suggested voting for a more progressiv...
Thursday 27 June 2024
UK Election Special: The Conservatives could lose almost every seat to efficient tactical voting
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Of course MRP polls could be wrong. However while looking at many of these polls (using this very useful site from Peter Inglesby ), the...
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Tuesday 25 June 2024
Why UK taxes should be higher
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Discussion of taxation in the UK is bedevilled by two problems: one familiar and one less obvious. The familiar one is to imagine the leve...
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