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Civil Freedom and its Contemporary Enemies

2nd January 2023 Emile Woolf 0

One of the greatest literary works of the age, James Joyce’s “Ulysses”, reveals its author’s surprising, yet profound, understanding of some of the most basic issues in economics. In the early days of the 20th [more…]

Economics

Economic Consequences of Demented Leadership

12th December 2022 Emile Woolf 0

The woes we face are not theoretical. They are real, and worsen by the day. Very few members of the public really understand their causes, still less what can be done to reverse the decline. [more…]

Economics

Inflation Explained

29th November 2022 Godfrey Bloom 0

Many people are confused about inflation, unsurprisingly because politicians & Central Banks want you to be confused. Let me give a few pointers, a quick glossary if you will. Monetary Inflation This is base camp [more…]

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Retaining a Semblance of Sanity in the Asylum

21st November 2022 Emile Woolf 0

Every time I start this essay I find the political background has shifted so dramatically that I have to start again. Only Ollie’s complaint to Stan seems to be an apt constant: “another fine mess [more…]

Conservatives

The Missing Factor in Britain’s Economic Recovery Plan

7th November 2022 Patrick Barron 0

Despite much anticipation the economic recovery plan proposed by Britain’s Tory Party after the departure of former prime minister, Boris Johnson, is missing one key ingredient that will ensure its failure–spending cuts. The new “temporary [more…]

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Feck yoos Disqus censor algorithm

2nd November 2022 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

There’s an old online adage: if you can’t beat the censorial posting comments algorithm, make it an article.  And so I will.  Twice censored in the comments that nobody reads.  Thanks, Disqus codebase. A lazy [more…]

Conservatives

Growth must be backed by knowledge – not just words

31st October 2022 Emile Woolf 0

In raking over the embers of Truss/Kwarteng aspirational economics a few observations are still pertinent. The fiscal “event” they staged was, its critics opined, “stillborn”, dead at birth – with no hope of getting it [more…]

Business

World Dollar Hegemony Is Ending

24th October 2022 Patrick Barron 0

The end of world dollar hegemony is coming and hardly anyone in government is taking notice or even understands what this means. Since the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944, the dollar has been the only [more…]

Economics

The Missing Factor in Liz Truss’ Economic Recovery Plan

19th October 2022 Patrick Barron 0

Despite much anticipation the economic recovery plan proposed by Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, is missing one key ingredient that will ensure its failure–spending cuts. The new “temporary budget” presented by her Chancellor of [more…]

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