With inflation expectations on a downward trajectory, the Bank of England – and the British public for that matter – … Continue reading “Inflation: there will be no soft landing”

The Telegraph attracted a bit of social media flak last week for publishing an article on the cost-of-living crisis with … Continue reading “Our cost-of-living crisis is homegrown, and self-inflicted”

“[T]oday, the British middle class is being squeezed by a cost-of-living crisis as never before […] Prices of […] essentials … Continue reading “A supply-side agenda to solve the cost-of-living crisis”

In his seminal book Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (1942), the Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter explained one of the key characteristics … Continue reading “The government needs to do less – the right kind of “less” – to solve the cost-of-living crisis”

Over the past few months, in a series of articles, Independent columnist Owen Jones has outlined a socialist response to … Continue reading “Forget it, Owen Jones: only free-market policies can solve the cost-of-living crisis (Part 1)”