Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Low paid jobs for British born workers

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I have always had a problem with those who focus on the need to reduce low skilled immigration. Skilled migrants are OK, so the argument g...
Monday, 24 February 2020

Guardian article on flooding

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A very short post linking to my article in the Guardian on flooding. Long time readers will probably remember that I have written about t...
Tuesday, 18 February 2020

The left needs to campaign for social liberalism

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The continuing expulsion of the Windrush generation from their home country to a country they hardly know, splitting up families in the p...
Tuesday, 11 February 2020

The UK’s place in the world

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As an economist, I naturally focus on the economic aspects of the EU. The EU is mostly about economics. To counterpoise sovereignt...
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Tuesday, 4 February 2020

What causes concern about immigration

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It is part of folk lore among politicians and most social scientists that concern about immigration is governed by the number of immigrant...
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Tuesday, 28 January 2020

How business lost its influence on right wing parties

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This covers ground which others may be more knowledgeable about, so please let me know of any references or sources that I really should r...
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Tuesday, 21 January 2020

Evidence and the persistence of mistaken ideas: the case of house prices

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Another paper , this time from the Bank of England written by former MPC member David Miles and Victoria Monro, shows that the rise in hou...
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