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Even if the pandemic hadn’t happened, we would have all ended up working remotely
Working from home is a phenomenon we still associate with the pandemic. Some companies are trying to reverse its growth
If politicians keep ignoring economists, our strategies will never be cost-effective
Economists have been getting bad press because of the antics of the Bank of England and its Monetary Policy Committee.
Sunak should be modelling his fiscal rules on Clem Attlee’s, not Margaret Thatcher’s
Normally, reading economic statistics is, for almost everybody, a sure-fire way of curing insomnia. Not anymore. The Office for National
The Bank of England risked our economy by believing a Peter Pan myth on inflation
The Bank of England has finally accepted that it needs to react to the growing criticism of its failure to
Our approach to energy prices shows we want climate policies only if they’re free
The energy sector continues to grab the headlines. The government has announced the windfall tax on oil and gas companies
It’s time the Bank of England rethinks monetary policy – and its own methods
The Bank of England’s handling of inflation has been met with increasing levels of criticism. Despite its suite of academically
Confusion is the keyword for UK bonds as financial markets’ confidence fades
The yields on British government bonds have drifted upwards again. As many commentators have pointed out, we are back at
Windfall taxes, like speeding fines, can’t be a plaster solution for losing tax revenue
The flashing yellow boxes in the roads of Hammersmith and Fulham have become notorious. On Talgarth Road, a single one
Artificial intelligence won’t destroy your job, just look at Octopus Energy’s use of AI
There is growing concern about the potential power of AI to develop itself and to dominate humanity. Elon Musk was
Starmer is right, we need to give up on the cult of a university education for all
Labour leader Keir Starmer came under fire for his recent reverse ferret on abolishing university tuition fees. Some see it
The Bank of England needs trade unionists and social scientists to stop groupthink
The Bank of England’s persistent failure to meet its inflation target over a long period of time is a matter
Monopolies hire too many pointless managers and kill off productivity growth
The need to increase productivity is of fundamental importance to the political economy of the Western democracies. As I’ve written,
Our ailing productivity is workers’ payback to the greed of bankers after the 2008 crash
The self-destruct mission led by the SNP has helped the Labour party to be seen as firm favourites to win
From international trade to interest rates, macroeconomics is in yet another tail spin
Fifty years ago, the Euro area accounted for 30 per cent of the world’s economy. Since then, there has been
Yes, money can buy happiness and our well-being doesn’t plateau as we get richer
Does money buy happiness? The question is a perennial one. From ancient times we have the cautionary tale of King Midas,
Our struggle with illegal immigration will be nothing compared to in 10 years time
Across the political spectrum, the number of small boats crossing the Channel has occupied a huge slice of our collective
A post-mortem of pandemic-era lockdowns expose a dangerous disregard for scepticism
Like most people, the revelations from the leaked WhatsApps of government ministers during the pandemic have left me with a
Our regulators are too close to those they should be regulating – and this is a problem
Late last week, news slipped out that the Treasury had asked Parliament to authorise up to £200bn to cover losses
Sports clubs defy the normal rules of markets and won’t bend to a football watchdog
As a native of the town of Rochdale, I follow the fortunes of Rochdale Association Football Club. I am indeed,
The race for AI-powered search engines is a long war and ChatGPT could easily lose
The AI chatbot ChatGPT has taken the world by storm – and for once, the hyperbole is justified. Tens of
