Well, it’s hardly surprising, is it? The zig-zag story of the Conservatives’ attempt to embrace liberalism under Cameron has its images, sayings and catchphrases: the well-hugged hoodie, the huskie, the green tree, We Believe in Society, Cameron’s embrace of the NHS, and so on. But the other movement that led to the coalition partners coming [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Inequality’
29 Mar
How dare they, part 3
Ultra-loyal fans will remember how infuriating I found Cameron’s assertion last autumn about poverty, and how bad for poverty reduction Brown et al have been. Now they are at it again, in their latest increasingly negative poster campaign. The one that really drives me nuts is the first – “I increased the gap between rich [...]
15 Mar
Press release: In some alternate universe …
… a Liberal party has proposed a new set of taxes aimed at certain ‘rich’ activities that will raise billions of pounds. Dubbed the “Make ‘em squeal tax”, it includes: a levy on monocles, classic cars and children called Tristan A polo tax stamp duty to be extended to transactions involving the exchange of eligible [...]
3 Mar
In the Guardian today: me
‘The hidden cost of quantitative easing‘ QE has been the right thing to do. Despite the sluggish recovery, things could be far worse. But it has probably increased inequality, which lumps the government with a future bill – if you believe that inequality is something that comes with real social costs, upon which there is [...]
9 Feb
Greece, money printing, immigration and inequality
Greece – similarities with regional aid in the UK – plus much more
27 Jan
What does weak growth mean for the end of stimulus?
This issue affects both the US and the UK. We’ve had our Q4 preliminary figures. Again, a surprise on the downside. Despite the silly fuss about a mostly-predictable inflation blip, it is probably growth figures – nominal GDP, as Simon Ward points out – that will drive future MPC decisions. Even Tories get this – [...]
15 Dec
Pre WWII things were different
The IEA are the only people left on earth thinking that you can quote Churchill to prove Keynes wrong.
5 Nov
House Price Gloat
A year ago, the supposedly wise futures markets were predicting a steep fall in house prices. This has not happened. Gloat gloat gloat.
4 Oct
Off to the Conservative Conference
Two topics off my beaten path before an unfamiliar audience.
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