Friday, 30 August 2019

Johnson suspends parliament to force a crash out Brexit

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On Brexit at least (and who knows what may be next) UK democracy has been suspended. Yesterday the Prime Minister drastically reduced the ...
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Wednesday, 28 August 2019

A New Macropolicy Assignment

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With central bankers rightly pessimistic about fighting recessions, maybe it is time to give that responsibility to politicians, while keep...
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Saturday, 24 August 2019

Why a November General Election looks most likely, and why a government of national unity will not happen.

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When I wrote this based on Johnson winning a November general election, someone asked me whether it was a prediction or a warning. It was...
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Tuesday, 20 August 2019

Why did the UK become a failed state?

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‘I should be the leader of a government of national unity’. ‘No you shouldn’t, someone else should’. I’m afraid if you were hoping I would...
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Friday, 16 August 2019

How should academic economics cope with ideological bias

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This question was prompted by this study  by  Mohsen Javdani and Ha-Joon Chang,  which tries to show two things: mainstream economists are...
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Tuesday, 13 August 2019

Will we get No Deal because Brexiters want it more?

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“The reason we might have a no-deal Brexit in Britain is because its advocates want it more than their enemies want to stop it. They are m...
Friday, 9 August 2019

The Remainers urging people to vote for a No Deal Brexit

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You might think the title above is nonsense: how can a Remainers vote for No Deal? I would have agreed with you a month ago. But since the...
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