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I have, this morning, published the last in the currently planned series of what I have called “economic questions”. A little reluctantly, and as a Read the full article...

This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have Read the full article...

In a world where everything appears to be increasingly incoherent, I spent much of yesterday wondering where anyone might look to find the truth. Keir Read the full article...

What is next for the world? I think we may already know the answer — and it is deeply troubling. In this video, I argue Read the full article...

Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683), the Comptroller-General of Finances under Louis XIV of France, is widely credited with saying: “The art of taxation consists in so plucking Read the full article...

Most of the examples of fiscal austerity leave one puzzled as a result of the sheer myopia that is usually present – the ‘save a penny today to spend a dollar tomorrow’ sort of nonsense that history tells us repeats when governments try to reduce spending in areas that it should not. But sometimes one…

As The Guardian reported last night: The bosses of Britain’s “big five” retail banks have been summoned to a meeting with the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this Read the full article...

The UK pension system is built on a false idea: that savings and financial assets can guarantee security in old age. In this video, I Read the full article...

I took time off over the weekend, whilst doing a lot of reading on money, seeking to find ways to reconcile chartalist (MMT) and Marxist Read the full article...

Will Thomson, who organised the Scottish Festival of Economics, at which I spoke recently, has been chasing other presenters and me at that festival since Read the full article...