Atlas is shrugging
Rich people are leaving the UK, mostly because of punitive taxes, but also because the country is breaking down and the quality of life is lower than they would like.
We wouldn’t describe this as being plunged into poverty, no…..
A claim here about changes to disability benefits:
Although all existing universal credit claimants and new claimants with severe or terminal conditions will now be protected, from next year other claimants with limited health capacity for work will see monthly awards cut from £423.27 to £217.26.
A populist manifesto
A populist manifesto in the UK would likely tap into widespread public disillusionment with the political establishment, economic hardship, and cultural grievances.
No, really, MMT will never work - just like Keynesianism didn’t
Taxpayers would save up to £5bn next year if Andrew Bailey overhauls the Bank of England’s controversial programme of bond sales, analysts have calculated.
A pessimistic future or an optimistic one
You can be pessimistic or optimistic about the future, depending partly on events, trends and predictions, and partly on temperament.optimistuic
If Net Zero is more expensive then we should have less Net Zero
As we’ve pointed out a number of times here the heart of the climate change decision is simple enough.
The correct measurement unit of irony is not the Morissette, it’s the Miliband
“It’s like raaaaain on your wedding day!” and so on through a list of things that are not, in fact, ironic they’re just a tad annoying.
Do not allow these people to have power
Because we understand this, anticipating problems should be part of technological development itself.
The burden would be heavy but if the nation calls….
In the run-up to her crunch autumn budget, Rachel Reeves will seek to recruit a heavyweight economic adviser after the role of John Van Reenen is reduced.
Creating gold
Those who adhere to the Gold Standard, nicknamed gold bugs, do so because the quantity of gold cannot be manipulated by politicians.
How excellent, we are saved, stop the subsidies!
The climate change problem always was weaning industrial society off fossil fuels. Do that and - as the IPCC itself points out - we’re done.
The fractured society
There is a general impression, whether true or not, that the UK is now a fractured society with widespread discourtesy, too easy a resort to casual violence, to theft (including shoplifting) and a readiness to feel insulted and abused by any form of criticism.