It’s often said that modern day politicians lack conviction – that is, they are afraid of expressing their firmly held … Continue reading “Shifting justifications for the 50p tax rate”

Recent US growth figures seem to have re-energised naive Keynesians who, lacking any real evidence or credible prior theory for … Continue reading “From naivety to sophistry – Keynesian arguments on both sides of the Atlantic”

Gordon Brown and Ed Balls became famous as a pair for their infamous gobbledygook speech in which “post-neo-classical endogenous growth theory” … Continue reading “Brown, Africa and “big ideas” – a dangerous combination”

Gordon Brown and Ed Balls became famous as a pair for their infamous gobbledygook speech in which “post-neo-classical endogenous growth theory” … Continue reading “Brown, Africa and “big ideas” – a dangerous combination”