In this conversation with ChatGPT, I am struggling to find out whether ChatGPT has a view of the future, which is fundamentally different from the…
In this conversation with ChatGPT, I am struggling to find out whether ChatGPT has a view of the future, which is fundamentally different from the…
A windfall tax on bank profits would raise anywhere between £3.5 billion and £14 billion from the big four UK banks alone this year, depending on…
York Big Tent Ideas Summit 1. (Partner: New Capital Consensus) View the other York Big Ideas Summit and Festival reports HERE. Facilitator: Nick Silver, economist and…
This is a sequel to a post from January 25 titled “Is it time for another Lehman Brothers moment?“, discussing the threat of a 2024…
In my advanced years, I find an increasing desire to understand the evolving dynamics of our world. Much of the knowledge accumulated over my 86…
“The UK income tax system taxes those individuals at the very top of the earnings distribution relatively (i.e. relative to lower earners) more heavily than…
Recently, after giving a keynote at a major conference about The New Political Capitalism I was asked a question: “But business has always had a political dimension. So,…
It is interesting how individuals in different fields view the future differently. Classical economists see a future of endless economic growth, as does everyone employed…
It is ironic that one of the most productive areas of policy focus at the moment is the UK’s lack of productivity. From thoughtful…
Reading the tea leaves for the 2024 economy is challenging. On January 5, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said we have achieved a “soft landing,” with wages…
‘How financialisation heralds the end of the industrial age‘ is the name of a piece published by The Honest Sorcerer: A critic of Modern Times…