Throughout the pandemic, our politicians have been urged to “follow the science” or, more accurately, the advice provided by medical scientists. Other disciplines play only a bit part. There are Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) sub-groups assessing the impacts of Covid on the provision of social care, or minority ethnic groups, but what about … Continue reading Why economists should sit on SAGE
Category: Politics
Presentation on the economics of Covid
Here are the slides from a presentation I gave on 1st December 2021 to university students of economics... covid-presentation-dec-2021Download
Brexit – how’s it going so far?
Here are the slides from a presentation I made today to university students of economics and business studies... brexit-presentation-3-nov-2021-1Download
The cycle will always be with us
Mark Twain is alleged to have read a newspaper account of his own passing and declared ‘the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated’. That story may well be apocryphal. But it has stood the test of time rather better than Gordon Brown’s now infamous claim as Chancellor that there would never be a … Continue reading The cycle will always be with us
