economics

Abandon ship!

04/10/2016 Tam 0 Comments

Do you remember when the Coalition government got into power in 2010 and introduced austerity because the UK’s finances apparently

03/03/201603/03/2016 Tam 5 Comments

I completely understand why the SNP’s proposal for reforming council tax in the next parliament are so timid and unambitious.

15/01/201615/01/2016 Tam 5 Comments

The drop in global oil prices has all sorts of annoying consequences (apart from the problems it causes an oil-producing

21/10/2015 Tam 6 Comments

When challenged about the cuts to tax credits, the Tories typically reply that most people will be compensated by a

30/08/2015 Tam 34 Comments

One thing I didn’t discuss in any detail in yesterday’s review of Paul Mason’s “Post-Capitalism” was his fondness of the

29/08/201520/01/2019 Tam 4 Comments

Paul Mason’s “Post-Capitalism” is an interesting book. It often feels like a work in progress, and I often disagree with

06/07/201507/07/2015 Tam 7 Comments

I love the European Union — it has achieved so much for normal European citizens: Peace, the freedom to travel