National Politics
Chris Dillow: The end of evidence-based centrism
This may be solely about Britain, but it is still an interesting read. Read here
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Economics
Chris Dillow: Frames, stories, and political change
We can sometimes explain without being able to predict Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow: Productivity in Late Capitalism
In the debate about how to increase productivity, everybody seems to be making an assumption that I find questionable – that feasible policy changes can make a significant difference. Read here
Finance
Chris Dillow: Playing the victim
The art of bourgeois politics has of course always been to hide the true nature of inequality. What is remarkable is just how many ways those in power have of performing this trick. Read here
EU politics
Chris Dillow: On class difference
Some good ideas in this. Read here
Economics
Chris Dillow: Obstacles to full employment
With regard to Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) there is a debate in progress in Britain between Simon Wren-Lewis and Jonathan Portes, who are guiding the economic policy of the Labour Party and Richard Murphy, a […]
EU politics
Chris Dillow: Why the left needs “bottom”
A lasting, well-rooted leftism requires an understanding of forces such as these – of why capitalism does not work as we would wish it to. Moralizing is nowhere near enough. The problem is that there […]
EU politics
Chris Dillow: The misplace Rumsfeld assumption
When she was told yesterday that some Universal Credit victims were being driven into prostitution, Esther McVey replied: Tell these ladies that now we’ve got record job vacancies – 830,000 and perhaps there are other […]
Economics
Chris Dillow: Worker ownership: threat or promise?
It appears that Labour has finally freed itself of the Blairites, is ignoring corporate media (and the Guardian), as well as the centrist liberals. It is a first step, but they will all be back, […]
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