National Politics
Chris Dillow: The same old mistakes
Error one is that you must base policy not upon what you hope will happen, nor even upon what you expect to happen, but upon the range of possible outcomes. Error two is the pawn […]
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Economics
Chris Dillow: How to Shrink the State
If you are serious about cutting government spending as a share of GDP you need much more than libertarian instincts. You need a strong economy. Read Here
Media
Chris Dillow: The Puzzle of Media Influence
Newspapers and television news are losing readers and viewer at an incredible rate. Why are this still so influential? Read Here
Austerity
Chris Dillow: Strategic Impotence
We can call it strategic impotence – using a claim to be unable to do something as means of pursuing one’s advantage or cementing privilege. Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow: Power, not prices
Inflation in the UK Read here
Corruption
Chris Dillow – How to Commit Fraud
Explaining the success of Boris Johnson and Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos) Read Here
Economics
Chris Dillow: Against work
Why is work considered so important – and do we need so much of it? Read Here
Finance
Chris Dillow: Class, sympathy & solidarity
The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell has promoted some sympathetic headlines. Both ABC and CBS write of her “fall from grace” and the BBC of her “downfall”. All of which reflects Rachel Johnson’s attitude, that “it’s […]
National Politics
Chris Dillow: On purified identities
“One of my favourite social thinkers of recent years is Richard Sennett. There’s one particular idea of his that deserves especial attention today – that of a purified identity.” Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow: The decline of the impartial spectator
Chris Dillow describes the elite that is determining our lives – and our destruction. Read here