Economics
Robin McAlpine – Resist Inflation Madness!
You have been trained to believe that inflation must be controlled with rises in interest rates. Now take two seconds to stop and ask why and you’ll start seeing just how nuts a lot of […]
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Regulation
Robin McAlpine – AI: We’ve been invaded – stop the bits!
There is a sudden, alarming rise in experts warning of an apocalyptic ending for our AI adventure in only a few years. It is only one example of why we literally can’t let tech sociopaths […]
DeGrowth
Robin McAlpine – That’s Plenty! The church of Jack and Victor
Politics tries to hide it but the only morality it is interested in these days is greed and avarice. It is this which has done endless damage and only a moral campaign can challenge it. […]
National Politics
Robin McAlpine – Bad economics lead to bad decisions…
Yet again, we are being told that there are special economic laws that mean that there are perfect and imperfect tax rates. The theory concerned is highly flawed, and it isn’t even showing the thing […]
Globalisation
Robin McAlpine: China is so much better than us at manufacturing – and it’s not because of low wages
It might be comforting for us in the global north to tell ourselves that China is dominating high-tech manufacturing because it’s workers are paid a lot less than here, but it’s not true and that […]
Economics
Robin McAlpine – Life After Oligarchy
Oligarchs are now our greatest threat and they are out of control. The only hope for the good society is to build a world beyond their reach. Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at […]
Economics
Robin McAlpine – You can’t reform oligarchs – we have to walk away
I retain the strong view that almost everyone is still greatly underestimating the power and control the US oligarchs have over our lives. Win or lose, it looks like they will destroy our standard of […]
Economics
Robin McAlpine – Why you should Get to grips with data centre politics
Data centres are oligarchy in aluminium and steel Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at the Common Weal think-tank in Scotland. Cross-posted from Common Weal Last week we did a Daily Briefing on the […]
Economics
Robin McAlpine – Things could get really scary, so why aren’t we preparing?
Is the Western economy on the brink of a worrying collapse? There are different views on this, but there is enough real world evidence to suggest our failure to prepare could be something we seriously […]
Economics
Robin McAlpine – What freedom can’t fix, hope can
Freedom is at times taken to be the ultimate goal of politics, but it is a corrosive idea that looks different from where you start. For a drug addict, the last thing you need is […]