The Cost of COVID Cocooning
We’re travelling less, staying away from the office, and spending more time at home. In the short term, it seems, those who still have money are spending a slug of it doing up their house, or moving t...
18 Aug 202033min
Are we finally heading for a United States of Europe?
The agreement by EU members to issue grants and loans to member states suffering the most from COVID-19 was a turning point for the union. Whilst US politics sees continued bickering on the size and f...
14 Aug 202029min
Should we really close the door to labour mobility?
The UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel has revealed the government’s plan to curb migration to the UK, with a universal points system. It’s going to be hard for anyone to migrate to Britain without a job...
6 Aug 202034min
Meanwhile, there’s still a climate crisis
Remember climate change? Believe it or to, even with COVID-19 dominating our consciousness, the environment is still a thing. A new report by NGFS - a voluntary group of central bankers concerned abou...
30 Juli 202043min
Good tax, bad tax
Income tax, sales tax, council tax, car tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax – there’s just so much tax! This week Phil Dobbie talks to Prof Steve Keen about the whole idea of taxation. For many it...
21 Juli 202010min
The China crisis: are we being hypocritical trading with China?
The world has become dependent on trade with China, so much so that . We’ve become so we’ve been prepared to overlook human rights violations. But is that about to change? President Trump has managed ...
16 Juli 202035min
Levelling up - can Boris really bridge regional diversity?
Boris Johnson has talked frequently about levelling up the UK economy – bringing the wealth of the more deprived areas so they are closer to the wealth of the more affluent areas, without the affluent...
10 Juli 202032min
Will money printing pay for the COVID-19 debt?
Inevitably, as governments spend more and more money to help their economies navigate through the COVID-19 crisis, the questions inevitably being asked is, how will all this be paid for? The assumptio...
29 Juni 202039min
