Making things worse …
Many unfair critics of the present UK government say that it is leading us to ruin, and that things could not possibly be worse.
Don’t mess with prices
It is indeed true that some people do not have as much money as we’d like them to have in a country as rich as we are.
We’ve not the numbers to manage the economy - so, don’t
The Office for National Statistics is not providing the numbers that the planners require in order to be able to do that planning stuff.
If people cash in before a tax rise then are they rational?
Another little piece of evidence here. There is that claim over on the idiot left that not just neoliberalism but the whole of neoclassical economics is bunk because of the assumption of rationality among the people.
Feedback in learning
There is a very strong case, both theoretical and empirical, for saying that feedback plays a huge role in learning.
We need to do less about climate change then
Politicians and policymakers significantly underestimate the public’s willingness to contribute to climate action, limiting the ambition and scope of green policies, according to research.
The gadgets of Memory Lane
Bear with me while I stroll down Memory Lane and list some of the gadgets, devices and services from the past 30–40 years that have largely become outdated or replaced by newer technology:
The yield on gilts is not at any type of high
Given our well known love of contrarianism around here we’d just like to point out that the yields on gilt are not at a high.
Financially incontinent, rather than just incompetent
People have called Rachel Reeves 'financially incontinent' because she can't stop spending money - other people’s money.
Farewell then, the Lewes Pound - You were not an optimal currency area
Farewell to the Lewes Pound, the UK’s last local currency.
Re-establishing the sovereignty of the UK parliament
In the UK’s uncodified constitutional system, Parliamentary sovereignty means that Parliament can make or unmake any law, and that no other body can override or set aside its legislation.