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Post-pandemic Insanity

14th June 2021 Emile Woolf 3724 Comments

It is beyond dispute that Covid’s ravages are on the wane, yet resistance to freedom appears to be far more resilient than the virus. Over two short years a so-called Conservative government, egged on by [more…]

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A fork in the road: Digital Fiat vs. Decentralized Money

18th May 2021 Going Postal 2032 Comments

I have long thought about and written about the incredible opportunities that decentralized digital technologies have brought forward, especially when it comes to solving financial and monetary problems. The more these technologies and their applications [more…]

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Get real, be real, and buy real

28th April 2021 Going Postal 2028 Comments

The past year has been a remarkably interesting time for precious metals and especially for silver. The metal had spent many years in the shadow of its “big brother”, but it made an impressive, roaring [more…]

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Reality check: The “miracle recovery” narrative

19th April 2021 Going Postal 2036 Comments

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been constantly bombarded by news reports and “expert” analyses celebrating an incredible global economic recovery. They’re not even presented as projections or expectations anymore, but as a fact, as though [more…]

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When Government Stops Intervening

22nd March 2021 Emile Woolf 2063 Comments

My recent essays have focused on the boost to economic growth that occurs quite naturally when obstacles are removed. I cited the positive economic consequences of Margaret Thatcher’s decision to allow markets, including the labour [more…]

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How Government Hides the Damage from the Covid-19 Lockdowns

16th March 2021 Patrick Barron 2079 Comments

Do not believe government pronouncements that the economy is rebounding from very minimal damage caused by unprecedented Covid-19 inspired closures of businesses or that the damage was very  mild anyway. Government will use it favourite [more…]

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Growth? Not in this Budget

10th March 2021 Emile Woolf 2099 Comments

We have just endured yet another March Budget in which the Chancellor sets out his strategy for balancing the nation’s expenditure plans with its available resources, principally from taxation. They are, of course, his spending [more…]

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“Back to Basics” – International Trade

1st March 2021 Emile Woolf 2200 Comments

Trade Surpluses and Deficits Any country’s trade balance is the difference between the totals of its exports and imports respectively, as measured in its own currency. To the extent that its exports exceed its imports, [more…]

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Post Covid Conjectures

18th February 2021 Emile Woolf 2437 Comments

While speculation is rife about what the post-Covid economy will look like, we must remember that economic fundamentals are not susceptible to alteration. They may adapt to changed circumstances, but no external modifications in society [more…]

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