• Is Bitcoin the new gold?
    Jan 26 2025

    People are claiming Bitcoin is the new gold. It isn’t. It is nothing like gold. But more than that we don’t need to be on the gold standard ever again. It destroyed the world economy.

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    7 mins
  • Is Starmer worse than Truss?
    Jan 25 2025

    Labour is sinking so fast in my estimation that I now think it could already be worse than the government of Liz Truss, and could be very much worse soon.

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    7 mins
  • Is Trump mad or bad?
    Jan 24 2025

    Trump’s first few days in office make it clear he’s either mad or bad, because there are no other explanations available for what is happening. But is it possible he’s both?

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    9 mins
  • The curse of the household analogy
    Jan 23 2025

    Politicians claim countries must be run like households, and that’s completely wrong. In fact, most often the exact opposite is true.

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    12 mins
  • Why are £23 billion of benefits unpaid a year?
    Jan 22 2025

    £23 billion of benefits are not paid in the UK a year. Why is it that finding those who are due to be paid is not a national priority?

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    6 mins
  • The Age of Aggression
    Jan 21 2025

    Trump’s second arrival in the White House marks a shift in political economy. We’re entering the Age of Aggression – a new era in political economy. After WW2 we had the Age of Compassion. Neoliberalism was the Age of Indifference. Now we have naked force taking control.

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    6 mins
  • What is Trump going to do?
    Jan 20 2025

    Trump was slow to get going in his first presidency. This time he’s planning on an impact from day one, and that impact could be horrible, and the repercussions terrible.

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    9 mins
  • There’s no growth, so what should Labour do?
    Jan 19 2025

    Labour’s plan for government is based on some vague aspirations that are almost meaningless, and probably undeliverable. So, what should it do?

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    9 mins