The West’s vote on immigration
The UK election debate changed tune when Nigel Farage agreed to stand for Reform, promising to cut migration and rid the UK of all the problems these nasty foreigners are responsible for. Elsewhere th...
19 Jun 202441min
Two parties obsessed with government debt
Imagine if Keir Starmer, the UK Labour leader, had said, let’s not get too obsessed with government debt. If we go down that road we won‘t be able to provide the public services we need, our infrastru...
12 Jun 202436min
Rising margins, higher inflation, lower wages. No wonder you feel worse off.
There’s been a debate brewing post-pandemic about how much inflation has been elevated by companies increasing their margins. The evidence of that is the increased profits, not just in the tech sector...
5 Jun 202443min
Productivity – the election winner that Rishi Sunak failed on
The UK is heading to the polls on July 4th and the Conservative Party is heading for annihilation. Yet, when it comes to espousing sensible ideas from textbooks, Rishi Sunak had the making of a good P...
29 Mai 202442min
Trump's plan. Same old same old, only more so.
Steve is on hols this week, so Phil takes a look back at a couple of Debunking Economics podcasts from just before Donald Trump took office. In many ways he stuck to his promises. He tried to cut immi...
22 Mai 202429min
Should the wealthy get away with less tax?
Should we tax wealth more? The UK’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reevs wouldn’t be drawn o the question at an FT forum recently. She said the UK is already a high taxing country. But around the world the ...
15 Mai 202440min
UK Labour’s Half-Baked Nationalisation Plans
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer has said if he wins the next general election, within 5 years he will have re-nationalised Britain’s railways. Phil asks Steve whether it naturally follows that this will...
8 Mai 202444min
Cheap news is bad news
The new industry is struggling to survive, with far reaching consequences on public accountability and democracy. Steve says part of the problem could have been fixed with a suitable micropayments sys...
1 Mai 202447min
