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Not Our Job to Prevent Recession (1): Bank of England

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Tim Joslin

The Bank of England’s inflation mandate virtually guarantees recessions as higher interest rates repeatedly puncture house-price booms. What are higher

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UK Energy Prices: Are We Dodging the Bullet?

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Tim Joslin

The UK has been hit with an unexpected bill for energy of the order of £100bn. This is a one-off,

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High Summer 2022: Second Hottest since at least 1659

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Tim Joslin

It puzzles me slightly that there is so much focus on the “meteorological summer” – June, July and August. June

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UK Summer 2022: Mean Temperature was Hot, but not THAT Hot

Posted on September 2, 2022September 3, 2022 by Tim Joslin

The Met Office has announced that summer 2022 was, with 2018, the joint hottest in England on record. Wanstead Meteo

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On Inflation

Posted on September 1, 2022September 6, 2022 by Tim Joslin

Because inflation is affected by delays in the economic system, it is cumulative and persistent. To minimise the depth of

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Solving the UK Energy Price Crisis

Posted on August 28, 2022August 30, 2022 by Tim Joslin

The UK energy price spike should be addressed directly and the rest of the economy isolated as much as possible

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The Forgotten Heatwave of 2020. Plus Heatwave Recap and Summary.

Posted on August 16, 2022August 18, 2022 by Tim Joslin

Well, that was unpleasant. In fact, it still is. The block I live in seems to have retained heat from

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Not Another Heatwave!

Posted on August 9, 2022August 16, 2022 by Tim Joslin

As the southern part of Great Britain enters another heatwave, it’s worth noting that the “1976” drought and heatwave actually

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UK Heatwaves: Could They Get Even Hotter?

Posted on July 21, 2022August 9, 2022 by Tim Joslin

The UK record temperature of 40.3C set on 19th July 2022 could potentially be significantly exceeded, even in the current

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Heatwave Horror

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Tim Joslin

Here we go again. Yet another heatwave here in London. And, with the Met Office forecasting 34C, it’s very likely

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