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reposted by
Women's Budget Group
2 days ago
What are fiscal rules? Why do they matter? And how could they be rethought to better serve a caring economy? If you're interested in better understanding these questions - read our report here:
www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...
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Rethinking Fiscal Rules: A New Fiscal Framework for Investing in Social Infrastructure and Promoting Gender Equality
What are fiscal rules? Why do they matter? And how could they be rethought to better serve a caring economy? Our new briefing dives into these questions, setting out a fiscal framework that would unlo...
https://www.wbg.org.uk/publication/rethinking-fiscal-rules-a-new-fiscal-framework-for-investing-in-social-infrastructure-and-promoting-gender-equality/
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Vince Gomez
2 days ago
The Treasury says there's no money. The Bank of England says it's independent. The OBR says the deficit must close. None of this is true. And the proof is in their own legislation.
#UKPolitics
#UKEconomy
#Austerity
#MonetaryPolicy
#PublicFinance
vincegomez.com/articles/art...
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Shadows on the wall: The monetary myths that shape British politics
The Treasury tells us there is no money. The Bank of England tells us it operates independently. The OBR tells us the deficit must be closed. They have been projecting these shadows on the wall for so...
https://vincegomez.com/articles/articles/shadows-on-the-wall-the-monetary-myths-that-shape-british-politics/
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Resolution Foundation
4 days ago
Council Tax has become increasingly regressive. It now takes nearly 5% of income from the poorest families but barely 1% from the richest. For many, it's become a grinding monthly obligation to rival the Poll Tax.
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Diane Coyle
8 days ago
This new Santa Fe press volume 4 of 'The Economy as an Emerging Complex System' has some enticing (& free to read) chapters. (One chapter is by me.)
www.sfipress.org/books/eecs-iv
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The Economy as an Evolving Complex System IV â SFI Press
Todayâs global economy is undergoing profound structural transformations. These changes are complex, adaptive, and path-dependentâprecisely the kind of dynamics that a complexity-science approach to e...
https://www.sfipress.org/books/eecs-iv
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@cmmonwealth.bsky.social
'Who Owns Britain' highlights nearly ÂŁ200bn has been paid to shareholders/debt by selection of privatised industries since 2010, same time as public services subject to cuts - international investors private profit over public purpose
www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...
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Data Dashboard | Who Owns Britain
An interactive Data Dashboard exploring who owns and profits from Britainâs essential services.
https://www.common-wealth.org/interactive/who-owns-britain/data-dashboard/home#:~:text=No%20wonder%20they%20are%20furious,services%20we%20all%20rely%20on
7 days ago
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State of the Future
9 days ago
Well, hello world! State of the Future is a new think tank (from
@gavinfreeguard.com
) for public servants and others who believe data, digital, openness and innovation can deliver better policy, better services and better outcomes for people.
sotf.org.uk
(Quiet news day to soft launch, eh?)
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https://sotf.org.uk/
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies
9 days ago
đ Read
@benzaranko.bsky.social
âs new report, funded by
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
, here:
ifs.org.uk/publications...
đ„ïž Watch the livestream of our report launch from 3pm today here:
ifs.org.uk/events/does-...
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reposted by
Patrick Dunleavy
11 days ago
Reform no longer the favourites to win next election
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
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Reform no longer the favourites to win next election
Reform UK is no longer the bookmakersâ favourites to win the most seats at the next general election, it has been revealed.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-no-longer-the-favourites-to-win-next-election-403354/
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Differentiating between
#wealth
creation and wealth extraction, useful summary of key differences
@fairness.bsky.social
fairnessfoundation.com/making-or-ta...
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Making or taking?
What does the public think about the distinction between wealth creation and wealth extraction? Do they view certain business models as inherently âcreativeâ or âextractiveâ? We carried out nationally...
https://fairnessfoundation.com/making-or-taking
11 days ago
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Regional AI governnance beyond great power competition
#digital
#AI
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...
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Pragmatic pluralism: regional AI governance beyond great power competition - Bennett School of Public Policy
Regional forums representing 62% of the world's economy adopt a practical, flexible approach to achieving shared AI safety outcomes to suit their local needs.
https://www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications/pragmatic-pluralism/
11 days ago
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Kate Pickett's vision of a good society, based on evidence, not utopian vision
blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
@uk.theconversation.com
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Why my vision of a Good Society is evidence-based, not utopian
We have a choice about the kind of society that we build. A fairer, more prosperous society is possible, but requires moving away from âtrickle-downâ economics.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2026/02/11/why-my-vision-of-a-good-society-is-evidence-based-not-utopian/
11 days ago
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Simon Hix
12 days ago
Amazing analysis of pub closures in the UK, by
@laurenleek.eu
, and the corporate interests behind them. Some important political and policy implications
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
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Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?
How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.
https://open.substack.com/pub/laurenleek/p/britain-lost-14000-third-places-they?r=2b010c&utm_medium=ios
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Interesting line of argument 'why we all care about
#inequality
(but are loath to admit it)' by
@brankomilan.bsky.social
branko2f7.substack.com/p/why-we-all...
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Why We All Care About Inequality (But Are Loath to Admit It)
Is it envy or justice?
https://branko2f7.substack.com/p/why-we-all-care-about-inequality
13 days ago
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Resolution Foundation
14 days ago
2026 may be the start of a new era when deaths outnumber births in the UK This would be a seismic demographic shift and mean that future population growth was reliant on net internal migration, which the latest data suggest is also plummeting. Research Director
@gthwaites.bsky.social
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article On the nature of money and the sin that is ursury,
@annpettifor.bsky.social
calls to mind
#Lazzarato
and his work on Indebtedness as a mode of governance
annpettifor.substack.com/p/on-the-nat...
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On the nature of money and the sin that is usury
My conversation with BREAK-DOWN's Adrienne Buller
https://annpettifor.substack.com/p/on-the-nature-of-money-and-the-sin
20 days ago
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Interesting reflections on
#Polanyi
and his analysis of fascism or socialism as responses to
#neoliberal
capitalism
www.paecon.net/PAEReview/is...
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https://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue108/Souza108.pdf
25 days ago
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Patrick Dunleavy
26 days ago
Private equity owns lionâs share of childrenâs foster services and is âbleeding the sector of moneyâ Three London firms are now the biggest players in the provision of foster carers in England and make 19% profits
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Private equity owns lionâs share of childrenâs foster ser...
Three London firms are now the biggest players in the provision of foster carers in England
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/private-equity-owns-lions-share-of-childrens-foster-services-and-is-bleeding-the-sector-of-money
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Prem Sikka
29 days ago
Shadow banks quizzed over meltdown threat, hidden losses from false valuations. Shadow banks (includes private equity, hedge funds and private credit) are unregulated. Enmeshed with pension funds, insurance, banks, industry. Red lights flashing. UK govt pushing more deregulation.
archive.ph/3wZbj
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âShadow banksâ quizzed over meltdown threat from hidden losses
City watchdog investigates as private credit boom triggers alarm bells
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/01/29/shadow-banks-quizzed-over-meltdown-threat-hidden-losse/
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Prem Sikka
29 days ago
Curse of Private Equity. PE firms cashing in on Britainâs special needs crisis. Councils paying ÂŁ90,000 - ÂŁ104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending ÂŁ2.2bn a year. No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
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The private equity firms cashing in on Britainâs special needs crisis
Specialist schools are a source of income for investors and a financial burden on cash-strapped councils
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/01/30/private-equity-cashing-in-britais-special-needs-crisis/
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#AirFryers
Air Frying fatty foods is better for indoor air quality than alternatives, but only if you keep them clean - interesting research
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/ai...
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Air frying fatty food better for air quality - but clean it - University of Birmingham
New research tests cooking variety of foods shows air frying producing least air pollution
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/air-frying-fatty-food-better-for-air-quality-than-alternatives-if-you-clean-it-study-says?utm_source=Central%20Internal%20Comms&utm_campaign=280126&utm_medium=Email
about 1 month ago
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Julia Rose Kraut
about 1 month ago
âDonât be discouraged when you find that the process of self-discovery takes a long, long time,â she said. âDonât even be surprised if at 50 you are still wondering what you are going to be when you grow up.â đïž RIP Barbara Aronstein Black
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
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Barbara Aronstein Black, a First as a Law School Dean, Dies at 92
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/barbara-aronstein-black-dead.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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@hazzyc.bsky.social
interesting piece on emotional sensorium comms
theconversation.com/horses-reall...
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Horses really can smell fear, new study claims, and it changes their behaviour
Science now suggests this may be closer to the truth than researchers originally thought
https://theconversation.com/horses-really-can-smell-fear-new-study-claims-and-it-changes-their-behaviour-273652?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=The%20Conversation%20UK&utm_campaign=publer
about 1 month ago
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Chris Dillow
about 1 month ago
New substack: what to do with our regulators:
chrisdillow.substack.com/p/on-regulat...
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On regulatory capture
Why regulators work for the companies they oversee, and what to do about it.
https://chrisdillow.substack.com/p/on-regulatory-capture
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The Autonomy Institute
about 1 month ago
What defines our age? For young people, it is increasingly the complete inaccessibility of the housing market â
@jemgilbert.bsky.social
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reposted by
Isabella M. Weber
about 2 months ago
With the world's eyes on US oil interests, let's not forget who benefits: The richest of the rich. Our research shows: 50% of the record fossil fuel profits in 2022 went to the wealthiest 1% of US Americans, the bottom 50% only received 1%. Link:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Isabella M. Weber
about 2 months ago
Some prices matter much more than others for livelihoods, production and distribution. They are systemically significant and key in the fight for affordability and against inflation. So proud to win the Nelson & Freeman Prize for our paper! Thank you ICC! đ„ł
academic.oup.com/icc/article/...
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reposted by
Prem Sikka
about 2 months ago
Curse of Private Equity. Vets under pressure to increase revenue, Six companies control 60% of the UK's pet-care market Prices up by 63% between 2016 and 2023. Vets pressurised to meet financial targets by offering costly tests and treatment options. Govts do nothing. Now handing the NHS to PE.
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Vets under increasing pressure to make money for corporate owners, BBC told
Questions have been raised about whether the pet-care market is giving customers value for money.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j3020kl04o
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reposted by
Rick
about 2 months ago
Came across this 2012
@chrisdillow.bsky.social
piece when I was looking for something else. Did social democracy contribute to productivity growth? (You can still find Chris's old posts on the Wayback machine.)
web.archive.org/web/20250213...
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One of the earliest known commissioned studies on
#socialpolicy
available at:
rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1238872
via
@paulspicker.bsky.social
#poverty
#socialwelfare
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The origins of modern welfare: Juan Luis Vives; on the relief of the poor, or of human need.
This book presents new translations of the earliest known studies in Social Policy. Juan-Luis Vivesâs De Subventione Pauperum (On the Relief of the Poor) i...
https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1238872
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Prem Sikka
about 2 months ago
Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors. Sold ÂŁ79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors. A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
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PE firms sell assets to themselves at a record rate in 2025
Private equity firms sold companies to themselves at a record rate this year, using a controversial tactic
https://www.cityam.com/private-equity-firms-sell-assets-to-themselves-at-a-record-rate-in-2025/
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Journal of Social Philosophy and Policy, special edition on
#AdamSmith
#WealthOfNations
all articles open access
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Social Philosophy and Policy: Volume 42 - Issue 2 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Social Philosophy and Policy - Volume 42 - Issue 2
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-philosophy-and-policy/issue/9B0D89E0E881A1DD7FBADA197EF8F8D3
2 months ago
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Interesting article 'power not economic theory created neoliberalism'
#Keynes
#Hayek
and thoughts on the
#politics
of change
jacobin.com/2025/12/neol...
@jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
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Power, Not Economic Theory, Created Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism didnât win an intellectual argument â it won power. Vivek Chibber unpacks how employers and political elites in the 1970s and â80s turned economic turmoil into an opportunity to reshape ...
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/neoliberalism-keynes-friedman-hayek-class/
2 months ago
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reposted by
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
2 months ago
#WeekendPlaying
đ A NEW TOOL ON MONETARY POLICY đŠ With the latest rate cut earlier this week by the Bank of England, explore some of the factors influencing this decision with our brand new
#MonetaryPolicy
Dashboard đ
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Monetary Policy Dashboard - NIESR
What factors affect the MPC members when they are assessing Bank Rate? Our dashboard contains analysis of the main determinants and likely policy responses.
https://niesr.ac.uk/monetary-policy-dashboard
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#openaccess
book, 'The Global Origins of Capitalism'
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-global-origins-of-capitalism-9780197688182?cc=gb&lang=en&
3 months ago
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@hazzyc.bsky.social
depressing reading đ hope all is well with you ...
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
Die Klassendimension von Inflation:
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#BenefitsStreet
budget? A clear refutation in numbers ...
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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reposted by
Alex Briggs
3 months ago
Helen Whately, on BBC Laura Kuenssberg's TV programme, claimed that taxation is stopping people from buying cars. No challenge from Laura, but there should have been because Whately's claim is objectively untrue, eg scrapping tax will require many people to take out health care insurance etc
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#Migration
#RefugeesWelcome
âHospitality, Vulnerability, Resilience: An Introduction to Working with Refugees and People with Lived Experienceâ ... early bird discount ....
tickettailor.com/events/willi...
promo code: INVITE25 code is valid for two weeks: 4 Dec-18 Dec 2025.
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Buy tickets â Hospitality, Vulnerability and Resilience
Hospitality, Vulnerability and Resilience, Mon 19 Jan 2026 - Fri 6 Feb 2026 - An Introduction to Working with Refugees and People with Lived Experience In todayâs world marked by divisions,...
https://tickettailor.com/events/williamtemplecourses/1879187
3 months ago
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reposted by
Robert Reich
3 months ago
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
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Resolution Foundation
3 months ago
Tax rises are coming in the Budget. But many people are asking âShouldnât welfare be cut instead?â Letâs examine the feasibility of doing thisâŠ.đ§”
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reposted by
Robert Reich
3 months ago
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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The Conversation UK
3 months ago
âHumanâ skills like leadership and empathy will be increasingly prized by employers.
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AI wonât replace you â but it will redefine what makes you valuable at work
âHumanâ skills like leadership and empathy will be increasingly prized by employers.
https://tcnv.link/GE7TUy6
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@hazzyc.bsky.social
interesting angle of vision although question the take on 'information' ... hope all is well with you!
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4 months ago
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reposted by
Robert Reich
4 months ago
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; itâs the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.
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The bond markets have a simplistic, misplaced view on welfare cuts ...
#CareNotCuts
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The bond market is wrong. Reeves should not cut welfare to placate the City | Richard Partington
Keeping the markets on side is the chancellorâs priority but itâs not an easy task given their simplistic, misplaced views on welfare cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/09/obr-2025-budget-verdict-important-but-bond-market-key-rachel-reeves
4 months ago
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reposted by
Alex Briggs
4 months ago
cc
@oldtrotter.bsky.social
@chrisdillow.bsky.social
@francescoppola.bsky.social
@jdportes.bsky.social
@flipchartrick.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/neilscho...
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The Age of Uncertainty revisited
The BBC is currently repeating John Kenneth Galbraith's monumental series on the history of economics. What can a programme made nearly half a century ago tell us about our modern economic plight?
https://open.substack.com/pub/neilschofieldhughes/p/the-age-of-uncertainty-revisited?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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reposted by
Raj Thamotheram
4 months ago
@autonomy-institute.bsky.social
shows that for every ÂŁ1 of political donation, private sector companies received ÂŁ 1,294 back in government contract awards over a decade. Some RoI!
autonomy.work/portfolio/gi...
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Givers and Takers: uncovering the donor-contractor nexus at the heart of government
Read our new report revealing the extent to which UK companies donating to major political parties are rewarded with lucrative government contracts.
https://autonomy.work/portfolio/givers-and-takers-uncovering-the-donor-contractor-nexus-at-the-heart-of-government/
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reposted by
Mark Lemley
4 months ago
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
https://electrek.co/2025/11/04/australia-has-so-much-solar-that-its-offering-everyone-free-electricity-3h-day/
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Centre for the Analysis of Taxation
4 months ago
đš NEWđš Weâre really excited to launch âTax Reforms for Growthâ today along with experts from across the political spectrum. Consensus on tax policy is rare, but we have a joint plan for fair, pro-growth tax reform in the UKđ§”
centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...
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