Malignant growth
Britain has long been a high poverty, high inequality nation. It’s time to change that, says Stewart Lansley. One of the most important political questions of the time is whether …
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Seen but never heard
Caroline Knowles takes a look at the life of the modern-day Jeeves. The World Wealth Report (2021) reveals that the UK’s High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) – those with more …
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The Bank of England’s deceptive guide to economics
Guy Dauncey reviews Can’t We Just Print More Money? Economics in Ten Simple Questions, by Rupal Patel and Jack Meaning, Bank of England. Two economists from the Bank of England …
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Did social closeness beat Covid?
How could mutual respect rein in Covid deaths? Irene van Staveren offers an explanation. Why were the Covid-19 death rates in populist countries such as the US, Brazil and India, …
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Why we should all be ecofeminists
“Equality makes for good environmental policymaking” says Katy Wiese Ahead of COP27 in November, more than 40.000 people went to the streets in Brussels to put pressure on policymakers to …
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The word on the street
Johannes Lenhard calls for nuance in our understanding of homeless people. I return regularly to where I first started speaking to people experiencing homelessness, in the heart of East London, …
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Behind the curtain
The Macro Economics Anti-Textbook: A Critical Thinker’s Guide by Tony Myatt. Review by Henry Leveson-Gower Paul A. Samuelson – an economics colossus who bestrode the economics profession in the three …
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France and Ireland see ‘window’ to resolve post-Brexit dispute with UK
French President Emmanuel Macron and Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin believe there is “a crucial window of opportunity to resolve” post-Brexit trade disputes with London over Northern Ireland, according to …
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Report lays bare Australia’s ‘sobering’ climate challenge
Rising temperatures are fuelling widespread environmental degradation across Australia and supercharging natural disasters, according to a government report released Wednesday in the wake of flash floods on the country’s east …
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Trade war threatens to overshadow EU-US summit
When senior European and American officials gather in Washington next month, there’s a lot they’re likely to agree on — from vaccines to artificial intelligence. Just don’t bring up subsidies …
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