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Hamish ReidApr 7

Britain’s zombie government

Paul Mason

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The tripe crisis — steel, welfare and now tax havens — […]

A felicitous typo, I presume :-).

Neoliberal capitalism is like a zombie, flailing around half dead with its limbs dropping off.

Sadly not, I suspect. Are we doomed to decades of articles on “The Death Of Neoliberalism”? More Godzilla than zombie…

Paul Mason in Mosquito RidgeApr 73 min read

Britain’s zombie government

Duncan Smith, Osborne, Javid and now Cameron — victims of an economic…

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Matt SpangardApr 51 min read

Toro del Sol

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The interior of Spain really surprised me with it’s arid landscapes. And giant windmills…

Todd Hannula 🤓Mar 161 min read

Osborne’s fiscal rule. Fail.

Paul Mason

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Monkey Business

I continually ask the question: “What happens after you cut government expenditure across the board?”

Does the economy suddenly get better? No. People are out of work, infrastructure fails, and most people become very afraid of tomorrow.

Paul MasonMar 164 min read

Osborne’s fiscal rule. Fail.

Somebody in George Osborne’s office briefed the press that there would be a “big announcement that made the headlines” in Budget 2016. I think they meant the tax on sugary drinks, or was it the tax giveaway to Airbnb landlords, or the tax cut for large companies?

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Tom ParkinFeb 112 min read

London is drunk on cash and the ‘northern powerhouse' had failed

ARTICLE FOR LIBERALLYMAG.WORDPRESS.COM

London is drunk on cash. Worse still, it’s a leaky and wasteful pool for investors. Large and generally pointless projects are lazily thrown around in City Hall, fuelling the newfound addiction of…

Fionn Travers-SmithJul 14, 20154 min read

Priorities painfully clear as government capitulates to HSBC