Mark Russell
@mark-russell.bsky.social
Retired school master, post-Keynesian economist, cricket coach.
Usual bullshit of the totally discredited ‘natural rate’ idea.Just another profit friendly neo-liberal charade.
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Usual bullshit of the totally discredited ‘natural rate’ idea.Just another profit friendly neo-liberal charade.
It shows a fundamental misunderstanding of Public Finance. Something that is rarely taught in Universities today, but was common in the 60s and 70s.
October 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It shows a fundamental misunderstanding of Public Finance. Something that is rarely taught in Universities today, but was common in the 60s and 70s.
My point was, not necessarily. Checks and balances require clear la s/constitutions. In both my examples checks and balances failed, one catastrophically.
September 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
My point was, not necessarily. Checks and balances require clear la s/constitutions. In both my examples checks and balances failed, one catastrophically.
Bit simplistic, it’s not as easy a fix as you imply. Look at Weimar Germany or Belgium, not all PR systems work either.
August 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Bit simplistic, it’s not as easy a fix as you imply. Look at Weimar Germany or Belgium, not all PR systems work either.
Shocking economic mismanagement on his watch, and he still boasts about it. We still have not repaired the damage.
August 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Shocking economic mismanagement on his watch, and he still boasts about it. We still have not repaired the damage.
I trust your birthday celebrations will make you feel more secure. Happy birthday
August 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I trust your birthday celebrations will make you feel more secure. Happy birthday
Why would we want more vitriolic and overpaid politicians?
July 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Why would we want more vitriolic and overpaid politicians?
The usual rubbish about crowding out and crowding in. No empirical evidence to support these ideas, despite over 50 years of peddling these ideas.
July 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The usual rubbish about crowding out and crowding in. No empirical evidence to support these ideas, despite over 50 years of peddling these ideas.
What? Next you will want the tree at Canterbury removed.
June 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What? Next you will want the tree at Canterbury removed.
They use the repo rate. And they don’t need to do anything to target it other than set it. This reads like Australia’s procedure (although it’s a fiction that they actually manage the overnight rate).
May 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
They use the repo rate. And they don’t need to do anything to target it other than set it. This reads like Australia’s procedure (although it’s a fiction that they actually manage the overnight rate).
Actually that’s always been his business model. Offers a great product, sells you poor quality. His real estate is exactly like that, so was his ‘Trump University’
March 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Actually that’s always been his business model. Offers a great product, sells you poor quality. His real estate is exactly like that, so was his ‘Trump University’
General Theory page reference please.
March 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
General Theory page reference please.
I doubt the Post will keep many followers with their new inability to interpret the new world order. (Hint. There are fascists in power in more than just Russia now.)
March 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I doubt the Post will keep many followers with their new inability to interpret the new world order. (Hint. There are fascists in power in more than just Russia now.)
I think it’s hard to do party politics when the parties switch positions as they have, it’s important to keep to the principles you believe in, not move because a party has.
March 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I think it’s hard to do party politics when the parties switch positions as they have, it’s important to keep to the principles you believe in, not move because a party has.
Although not at all to do with the result, how appropriate that City and Argyle play just after Tony Books passing. The legend played for them both. Maybe Bath City make it next year.
March 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Although not at all to do with the result, how appropriate that City and Argyle play just after Tony Books passing. The legend played for them both. Maybe Bath City make it next year.
There is a great deal of well documented material that n the toxicity of AZT. It was a drug rushed into use without proper trials (the ones conducted were compromised and finished early). To the extent it worked, It suppressed symptoms until later stages. They were desperate times.
March 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
There is a great deal of well documented material that n the toxicity of AZT. It was a drug rushed into use without proper trials (the ones conducted were compromised and finished early). To the extent it worked, It suppressed symptoms until later stages. They were desperate times.
Behavioral economics adds little to our understanding because most of its insights were already obvious to anyone who understood the theory as a simplification. However, they repeat the error that they accuse economic theory of as they base their attack on individual motivations.
March 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Behavioral economics adds little to our understanding because most of its insights were already obvious to anyone who understood the theory as a simplification. However, they repeat the error that they accuse economic theory of as they base their attack on individual motivations.
Important to try though.
February 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Important to try though.