Archive for the ‘News Summary’ Category
30
Nov
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in Economics, News Summary. Tagged: Carole Walker, Liberal Democ, Nick Clegg, Taxation, Vince Cable. 2 Comments
The video of Nick and Vince’s relaunch of the Mansion tax and other goodies is online.
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20
Nov
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in News Summary. Tagged: Catherine Ashton, Democracy, EU, Europe, Foreign Affairs. 9 Comments
James Schneider’s post amazingly shows that people are trying to connect the shennanigans of EU honcho-appointment with Jewish conspiracies.
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19
Nov
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in Economics, News Summary. Tagged: Fiscal Policy, FT party, Martin Wolf, Monetary policy, Quantitative Easing, Teaching shortages. 3 Comments
An FT party leaves me bleary but optimistic. Reading the internet soon deals with that.
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6
Nov
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in Economics, News Summary. Tagged: Andrew Haldane, Asset prices, Bank of England, Quantitative Easing. 2 Comments
Divided opinions on QE: and no-one as far as I can see looking at the distorting, political effects of the policy.
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5
Nov
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in News Summary. Tagged: House prices, Inequality, Links, Miscellany, News review, Quantitative Easing, Wealth. 3 Comments
A year ago, the supposedly wise futures markets were predicting a steep fall in house prices. This has not happened. Gloat gloat gloat.
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13
Oct
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in News Summary, Theoretical musings. Tagged: Brighton Bomb, Extremism, IRA, Mea Culpa, Moderate views rule, Terrorism, Trotskyists. 11 Comments
I just don’t understand how people can support terrorist bombing of civilians and then trust their own judgment ever again?
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7
Oct
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in Economics, News Summary, Politics. Tagged: Conservatives, Dodgy Calculations, Fiscal, Public Spending, Quantitative Easing, Taxation. 5 Comments
Not so sure now that Osborne has been as straight with the People as he wants us to think
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27
Sep
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in News Summary. Tagged: Gordon Brown, Inequality, Mansion tax, Matthew Parris, Public Spending, Wealth. Leave a Comment
A weekend review turns into another pro mansion tax rant.
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23
Sep
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in News Summary, Politics, Uncategorized. 6 Comments
Summary of my event with Vince and Michael White, back to business.
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14
Sep
Posted by freethinkingeconomist in News Summary. 2 Comments
The FT overwhelms me with relevant articles, ruining a Monday
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