Obsession with debt reduction has been disastrous and arguments against a borrow-to-invest approach no longer pass muster
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Larry Elliot: Attacks on McDonnell a sign Tories know stance on borrowing is defunct
Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: Government debt phobias, and possible cures
Simon Wren-Lewis answers five basic questions concerning national debt: The country will go bankrupt When will the debt be paid off? Money could go on something more useful than paying interest Why should my taxes […]
Climate Crisis
Climate Action Tracker: Reducing food waste and changing diet could drastically reduce agricultural emissions
Energy is not the only way to decelerate climate change. Agriculture and our use of it can play a major role. Read here
Economics
George H. Blackford: Economists Should Stop Defending Milton Friedman’s Pseudo-science
On the pseudo-scientific nature of Friedman’s “as if” methodology Read here
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