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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Solving the Euro crisis means a stronger ECB
I do not regret paying my access fee to the FT website. This morning there are two excellent articles on the Euro crisis from the two regular Wednesday morning columnists: Martin Wolf and John Kay. It has helped clarify the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, World
Tagged ECB, EU, Euro, euro crisis, European Union, John Kay, Martin Wolf
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The tricky politics of an EU referendum
Last night’s drama in the UK parliament over the call for an EU referendum is over. Will it all blow over? For now, maybe, but the issue will come back. Wise politicians will be thinking ahead about what they should … Continue reading
Inflation and the British economy
There is an excellent article in today’s FT by Chris Giles. Unfortunately this is behind the FT paywall so I don’t think clicking through will help most of my readers. Mr Giles considers what has gone wrong with the British … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged bank of england, economics, inflation, UK economic policy
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Pet hates no. 2: “There is good service on the Northern Line”
Last night, after 7pm, I was travelling home from Embankment on the West End branch of the Northern Line. As I boarded I heard a routine announcement that “there is a good service on the Northern Line”. I thought no … Continue reading
Posted in Pet hates
Tagged language abuse, London Underground, Northern Line, Underground
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Five Eurosceptic fallacies
I caught a bit of last night’s Radio 4 Analysis programme driving home from a meeting, on Euroscepticism in Britain. One speaker (I didn’t catch who) suggested that the case for Britain being in the EU was mainly economic – … Continue reading
Parliamentary boundary changes: good idea, could be better
People grow attached to the status quo. There used to be a large packing crate in our garden when I was a boy. When my elder brother problem objected that it was unsightly and we should get rid of it, … Continue reading
Pet hates No. 1: “suitable for all coffee makers”
A decent cup of coffee. For me it’s one of life’s top little pleasures. You can overdo it, of course. My usual ration is one large one with caffeine in the morning, followed by a smaller decaff at lunch, and … Continue reading
Battersea riots: what can we learn?
Wandsworth Council commissioned an independent review of the disorder in the borough in early August, which is mainly about the riots at Clapham Junction on Monday 8th August. Clapham Junction, of course, is located in Battersea, and not Clapham, which … Continue reading
Posted in Politics UK
Tagged Battersea, Brian Paddick, Clapham Junction, Kinghan Report, London riots, wandsworth
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Lib Dems and the Quality of Life
One of the more entertaining episodes of the last Lib Dem conference was the debate on the party’s new Quality of Life policy paper. This paper had wended a long but largely uncontroversial path through the policy formation process, including … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, Politics UK
Tagged Alex Wilcock, David Cameron, economics, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Matthew Green, quality of life, well-being, wellbeing
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Understanding the Euro Crisis
My favourite contemporary economist is UCL’s Professor Wendy Carlin. She was my tutor at UCL, and led my second year macroeconomics course, and a third year course on European institutions. Her patient, dispassionate analysis is worth so much more than … Continue reading
Posted in Economics & Finance, World
Tagged Angela Merkel, Christine Lagarde, economics, EU, Euro, euro crisis, Wendy Carlin
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