Economics
Chris Dillow: Socialism in one country
What I mean is simply that (some form of*) capitalism suits some countries better than others. And perhaps the UK is not one of these. Read here
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Finance
Chris Dillow: Anti-communism as bad faith
Anti-communism was and still is a very comfortable part of a defence of inequality in the west. Read here
EU politics
Chris Dillow: Centrists against freedom
Democracy has increasingly become a problem for the EU. Not just for the Orbans and far right, but for the so-called cnetrist parties. Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow – Corbyn: the heir to Blair
Don’t be misled by the title. This is an interesting piece concerning how the political situation has changed in Britain in the past 25 years. Much is relevant for other EU nations. Read here
Austerity
Chris Dillow: On neoliberalism
For further reading on the topic please also see today’s article “Yes, neoliberalism is a thing. Don’t let economists tell you otherwise” by Christine Berry. Read here
EU politics
Chris Dillow: Inequality and poverty
Here is another case of “Lies, damned lies, and statistics”. A constant Gini coefficient (a statistical representation of the income or wealth distribution of a nation’s populace) does not necessarily mean poverty is not increasing, nor […]
EU politics
Chris Dillow: “The country”
Who is the nation? Chris Dillow, as so often, opens a door that we walk past every day and never ask what is behind it. Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow: Centrists & capitalism
Are John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn opening the way to socialism. If having a greater stake in society means more ownership for the “rank and file”, then yes, argues Chris Dillow. Read here
EU politics
Chris Dillow: What do earnings tell us?
What do universities and earnings have to do with one another? Read here
Austerity
Chris Dillow: The persistence of fiscal stupidity
The United Kingdom continues its destructive policy of austerity under the guise of “Every household knows you cannot spend what you do not have”. As so many critics have pointed out, there were hundreds of […]