Jeremy Corbyn and his shadow chancellor John McDonnell are desperate to be seen as economically credible. As part of this, … Continue reading “Why the advent of an “expert committee” doesn’t make Corbynomics any less scary”

“Jeremy Corbyn wins economists’ backing for radical plan” thundered the Observer’s front page on Sunday. As I meandered around the … Continue reading “No, leading economists are not supporting Corbyn’s far-left agenda”

On 12th June, the Guardian published a letter from 79 economists, including David Blanchflower, Thomas Piketty, Mariana Mazzucato and Ha-Joon … Continue reading “Closed-minded economists”