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With problems like continued fall in car production since 2016, are there any prospects of UK economy recovery in 2026? www.economicshelp.org/blog/219445/...
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
With problems like continued fall in car production since 2016, are there any prospects of UK economy recovery in 2026? www.economicshelp.org/blog/219445/...
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Even a simple factoid like this gets overlooked, but it was not long ago that *everyone* directly knew multiple examples of people taken away by this at something preposterous like age 22
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Even a simple factoid like this gets overlooked, but it was not long ago that *everyone* directly knew multiple examples of people taken away by this at something preposterous like age 22
What do you think of the 1980s? I really enjoyed writing this post. A divisive decade. But, some bright points too. open.substack.com/pub/economic...
The 1980s The Decade That Divided Britain
A turning point for Britain - for better or worse...
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June 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
What do you think of the 1980s? I really enjoyed writing this post. A divisive decade. But, some bright points too. open.substack.com/pub/economic...
The 1970s was a fascinating decade. Many parallels to today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QYl...
1970s - The Decade That Nearly BROKE Britain
YouTube video by Economics Help
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May 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The 1970s was a fascinating decade. Many parallels to today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QYl...
Is UK debt on an unsustainable path? How much can governments borrow? www.economicshelp.org/blog/216807/...
January 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Is UK debt on an unsustainable path? How much can governments borrow? www.economicshelp.org/blog/216807/...
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Is UK Heading Towards ANOTHER Recession in 2025?
YouTube video by Economics Help
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December 21, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Glad I was born before era of smart phones in childhood. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you’ve got children, you need to watch Swiped – and see how sick their phones are making them | Simon Jenkins
A TV documentary has revealed the toll of smartphone use on 11-year-olds’ mental health, and the consequences of addiction, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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December 17, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Glad I was born before era of smart phones in childhood. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Are young people better off going to university (average £45,000 debt) or go into trade and start working at 18? If I didn't love economics, I'd consider giving uni a miss? youtu.be/KOtoB0VkF3Q
Is It Worth Going To University Anymore?
YouTube video by Economics Help
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December 11, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Are young people better off going to university (average £45,000 debt) or go into trade and start working at 18? If I didn't love economics, I'd consider giving uni a miss? youtu.be/KOtoB0VkF3Q
My only reason for subscribing to NYTimes was the columns of Paul Krugman I guess substack will be cheaper! paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-fraudu...
The Fraudulence of “Waste, Fraud and Abuse”
History repeats itself, the first time as farce, the second as clown show
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December 11, 2024 at 2:09 PM
My only reason for subscribing to NYTimes was the columns of Paul Krugman I guess substack will be cheaper! paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-fraudu...
Is it coincidence a doubling of Human Resource jobs has led to no increase in productivity? www.newstatesman.com/business/202...
November 29, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Is it coincidence a doubling of Human Resource jobs has led to no increase in productivity? www.newstatesman.com/business/202...
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You can thank me later… 😉
November 28, 2024 at 2:28 PM
You can thank me later… 😉
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Tax due if parents hand on £3m house: £940k
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes
November 19, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Tax due if parents hand on £3m house: £940k
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes
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Actual good news.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
November 19, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Actual good news.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
50 years of real GDP growing significantly faster than US real median wages. No wonder there is phrase "It's your GDP, not ours"
November 19, 2024 at 9:51 AM
50 years of real GDP growing significantly faster than US real median wages. No wonder there is phrase "It's your GDP, not ours"
Good post from WP on why inflation was not primarily due to stimulus. Important not to learn wrong politically convenient lessons.
November 18, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Good post from WP on why inflation was not primarily due to stimulus. Important not to learn wrong politically convenient lessons.
"bad times can lead to interesting economic analysis." stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/can-trump-re...
Can Trump Reduce the Trade Deficit?: Paul Krugman - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
In this post, Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman discusses how tariffs might affect international capital flows and the U.S. economy.
By Paul Krugman
Well, we’ve had our election, and everythi...
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November 16, 2024 at 7:50 AM
"bad times can lead to interesting economic analysis." stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/can-trump-re...
How much will debt rise under Trump and will it start to cause problems? One certainty of next 4 years more tax cuts for rich.
November 14, 2024 at 7:49 AM
How much will debt rise under Trump and will it start to cause problems? One certainty of next 4 years more tax cuts for rich.
Wage stagnation in nine charts. www.epi.org/publication/...
November 13, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Wage stagnation in nine charts. www.epi.org/publication/...
Twitter was never any good. I had 3,000+ followers, but any tweet only got shown to about 50 followers. I guess I wasn't divisive enough (and didn't pay for blue tick)
November 12, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Twitter was never any good. I had 3,000+ followers, but any tweet only got shown to about 50 followers. I guess I wasn't divisive enough (and didn't pay for blue tick)