The Eurocrisis Redux, or why Italy won’t leave the EuroTo avoid a long Twitter thread, a quick blog.May 28, 20181May 28, 20181
3 Reasons to Hike. All of them depressing.(Typed on an iPhone because this seemed too long for Twitter, please forgive any typos).Sep 15, 2017Sep 15, 2017
Globalisation, inflation & political choicesExpanding on a tweet, specifically this one:Jun 19, 20171Jun 19, 20171
The market turn/Neoliberalism. From stylised charts to stylised facts.Some charts. some papers and some rough thoughts rather than a blog.Feb 10, 20171Feb 10, 20171
The Second World War. My National StoryThe Second World War has been on my mind for the past few days. We’ve had another one of those weeks when the war, and war analogies…Jan 21, 20172Jan 21, 20172
Brexit updateAccording the papers, it looks like when Theresa May says “Brexit means Brexit” she means, well, “Brexit means Brexit”.Jan 15, 20171Jan 15, 20171
Political Economy & Trump’s TrilemmasA great deal has already been written on the makeup of the Trump coalition, with fraught debate about whether or not he won over…Nov 10, 20161Nov 10, 20161
Whither Globalisation?Tonight I’m taking part in a Prospect magazine event entitled “Brexit: Whither Globalisation?” with an excellent panel of Barry…Nov 2, 2016Nov 2, 2016
Brexit: Some lessons from GreeceLast year I spent a lot of time covering the Greek crisis for Newsnight. Much of what I learned then feels relevant to Brexit. So, here are…Oct 13, 20161Oct 13, 20161