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Carry on cartels
Economics

Carry on cartels

Posted on 5 May 2020 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

Has competition had its day? asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading →

The dawning of a new era?
Economics

The dawning of a new era?

Posted on 13 April 2020 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

Will the COVID-19 crisis see the start of a new economic order? asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading →

Isn’t the gig economy brilliant? (Or not)
Economics / Politics

Isn’t the gig economy brilliant? (Or not)

Posted on 13 July 2017 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON on the mixed messages of the Taylor review. Continue reading →

1997: ‘What’s the point of democracy?’
Economics / History / Politics

1997: ‘What’s the point of democracy?’

Posted on 13 May 2017 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER on the Labour government’s 1997 decision to give the Bank of England control of interest rates. Continue reading →

Lo-NRG
Economics / Politics

Lo-NRG

Posted on 8 May 2017 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

Will energy be the next big political battleground? DAN ATKINSON explains. Continue reading →

Europe (still) isn’t working
Economics / Politics

Europe (still) isn’t working

Posted on 8 November 2016 by Dan Atkinson • 1 Comment

In the wake of the referendum, DAN ATKINSON asks whether the failure of the euro will destroy the EU. Continue reading →

His NIBs: Labour’s National Investment Bank
Economics / Politics

His NIBs: Labour’s National Investment Bank

Posted on 28 September 2016 by Dan Atkinson • 1 Comment

DAN ATKINSON on the precedents and prospects for John McDonnell’s not-so-modest proposal. Continue reading →

No strings attached: The Osborne legacy
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No strings attached: The Osborne legacy

Posted on 6 September 2016 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

What should we make of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, wonders DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading →

The Apple i-Punt
Economics / Politics

The Apple i-Punt

Posted on 2 September 2016 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON on currency, tax and identity in the Republic of Ireland. Continue reading →

Railtracks of our tears: Corbyn and Veblen
Economics / Politics

Railtracks of our tears: Corbyn and Veblen

Posted on 19 August 2016 by Dan Atkinson • 1 Comment

DAN ATKINSON on the Labour leader, the idiosyncratic economist and rail nationalisation. Continue reading →

The strange rebirth of social democracy
Economics / Politics

The strange rebirth of social democracy

Posted on 26 June 2016 by Dan Atkinson • 2 Comments

DAN ATKINSON on the post-referendum possibilities for a progressive Britain. Continue reading →

Calling EU cliches: The Big Sleepwalk
Economics / Politics

Calling EU cliches: The Big Sleepwalk

Posted on 19 June 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Everyone from Michael Gove to Michael Portillo (via Jacques de Cock) is worried about nocturnal wandering. Continue reading →

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