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There is a jarring contrast between the abrasive, ideological tone of the new British Conservative administration, under Liz Truss, with a mandate from well under…

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“Bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.” Bullshit (2005), by Harry Frankfurt This week I am going to see an orthopaedic surgeon;…

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“Global carbon emissions must drop by 50 per cent by 2030 to keep on track with internationally agreed targets for limiting global heating.” The Guardian…

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It is now more than a century since Teddy Roosevelt ushered in age of American anti-trust – eventually breaking up Standard Oil and other symptoms…

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The Samarkand meeting of September 15-16 of the member countries of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation – SCO, founded in the early 2000s by China and…

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New British premier Liz Truss, and her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, have embarked on a gigantic economic gamble. If it succeeds, it will surprise – not…

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“Whenever 20 economists put their name to a letter it is a near certainty that nonsense is being perpetrated.” So wrote columnist Simon Jenkins a…

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“The critical issue is the economy. How much of the economy, how much of the tax base, how much employment, and how much of the…

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When Boris Johnson was forced out of office so unexpectedly by two ministers – both with clear links to the Treasury, who claimed not to…

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Questioned on August 25 by a journalist who asked her whether the President of the French Republic was “a friend or an enemy”, Liz Truss…

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Imagine a world where whoever charges the most sets the price for all the other suppliers. So if a baker in the next town put…

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I am currently engaged in a debate with a Lib Dem friend (hello Chris!) about my last posting in this blog – about why I’m…

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