The trivialisation of fiscal policy
John Weeks
August 22, 2018
This week, the government and press celebrate a ‘record budget surplus’ – revealing a dire misunderstanding of the aims and workings of fiscal policy.
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The trivialisation of monetary policy
John Weeks
August 20, 2018
“The periodic interest rate announcements so avidly reported by the media obscure and may even undermine the serious work that the Bank of England should be doing.”
Falls in under-50s employment, hours worked and real wages: what does this mean?
John Weeks
August 15, 2018
The Financial Times reported positively on August’s employment statistics – but a deeper look into the data reveals some strange trends.
