Productivity and the Minimum Wage
Productivity is a function not only of the qualities of individual workers but also of how they are organised. Subsidising
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On Inflation
Because inflation is affected by delays in the economic system, it is cumulative and persistent. To minimise the depth of
Continue readingSolving the UK Energy Price Crisis
The UK energy price spike should be addressed directly and the rest of the economy isolated as much as possible
Continue readingWill Osborne’s UK National Living Wage Really Cost 60,000 Jobs?
It’s pretty dismal if you’re left-leaning in the UK right now. Not only did Labour lose the election catastrophically and
Continue readingOff the Buses in Ealing
I reported yesterday that TfL is planning to increase fares on average by RPI+2 each year until 2018, and Travelcard
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Boris has announced the 2012 London Transport fare increases already. Do we always get an announcement at this time of
Continue readingThe Benefits of Being Ugly
I’ve just watched today’s Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on iPlayer (warning: programme will probably not remain permanently available), because it’s
Continue readingHousing Horror
Over the last few decades, here in the UK, we’ve become very good at pointing to apparent failure. Often despite
Continue readingBoris the Builder
When our civilisation finally collapses, and becomes of interest only to historians, explanations will be sought. How did we throw
Continue readingThe Great Crunch: It’ll happen again because we’ve gone soft on bankruptcy (Part 1)
The debate as to what to do to try to prevent a repeat of what I like to term the
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