Few people outside the Treasury think that now is a good time even to be talking about raising taxes, let alone actually doing so. Nonetheless, it seems almost certain that the Chancellor will start down this road in Wednesday’s Budget. This may not be as mad as it sounds. The arguments against immediate tax hikes … Continue reading Is there any case for tax increases now?
Category: Politics
Schools presentation on the politics of Covid
Here are the slides from a v-talk I gave today (1 March 2021) to A-level students of politics… politics-of-covid-1-mar-2021Download This follows up an earlier presentation on the economics... economics-of-covid-25-feb-2021Download
Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
On 9th June I gave a presentation (as a VTalk) for Speakers for Schools on whether the minimum voting age in UK-wide elections and referendums should be lowered to 16. Here are the slides... Speakers for Schools Presentation on Voting Age (9th June 2020) And here is a link to the talk itself... Julian Jessop … Continue reading Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
‘Could Covid-19 vanquish neoliberalism?’ – a response to Thomas Fazi
The coronavirus crisis has reinvigorated some old debates about the role of the state and the pros and cons of free-market capitalism. Many of the new contributions from all sides have been insightful and constructive. Some, unfortunately, have not. One of the latter is a recent piece by Thomas Fazi, ‘Could Covid-19 vanquish neoliberalism?’, published … Continue reading ‘Could Covid-19 vanquish neoliberalism?’ – a response to Thomas Fazi
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