Economist Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the failings of the neoclassical economics and how i
Europe and the US are both recovering from the same problem – COVID and the inflation that followed.
The UK’s unemployment rate is 4.1%, the inflation rate is growing at 3.1% and the economy is growing
The pandemic was the biggest economic disturbance since the second world war. In both cases supply c
A couple of years ago, when warning of the need to fight inflation, Jerome Powell, Governor of the U
Some call it the silver tsunami. The wave of old people putting pressure on government budgets. And,
The last time interest rates were this high they came down rather fast. This time central bankers ar
Complex systems don’t have to be complicated to provided deep insights into the real world. That’s t
It’s curious isn’t it how we talk about household savings, rather than net debt. Many people do have
So, if economics is all about the allocation of scarce resources, isn’t energy the most scarce resou
We are obsessed with the need to own things, not least, our homes. But for younger people that is in
The global share market has always been dominated by the US, now we’re seeing a number share of very
Labour has romped to victory in the UK and they need to get cracking on all their election promises.
In the UK the proportion of the population aged over 65 has grown from 16 percent in 2000 to over 19
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay recently launched the Greens Manifesto in the run up to the UK electi
The UK election debate changed tune when Nigel Farage agreed to stand for Reform, promising to cut m
Imagine if Keir Starmer, the UK Labour leader, had said, let’s not get too obsessed with government
There’s been a debate brewing post-pandemic about how much inflation has been elevated by companies
The UK is heading to the polls on July 4th and the Conservative Party is heading for annihilation. Y
Steve is on hols this week, so Phil takes a look back at a couple of Debunking Economics podcasts fr
Should we tax wealth more? The UK’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reevs wouldn’t be drawn o the question
