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Britain's welfare ratchet.
My column for @FT. Political incentives, rising expectations on the state and deeper economic failings make the UK's benefits system hard to rein in.
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"For Trump there are only two kinds of election; ones that he wins and ones that are stolen." My weekend FT cover essay on what to expect from Trump's final two years. as.ft.com/r/0640c95d-029e-40…
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I have been out reporting on the real midterms fight in Trump's DC -- over whether to ban foie gras.
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New Jersey governor @MikieSherrill threatens to block delivery of Russian diesel to largest port on US east coast, calling Trump-Putin deal "corrupt and illegal" ft.com/content/3d9ac5af-d6c7… via @ft
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This week, The Story of Money decided to go with something Halloween-themed. Come for the spooky cobweb of my home office and stay for a discussion of how the economic depression triggered by the Little Ice Age arguably helped stir the 16th century's witch hunts. youtube.com/watch?v=c2tn7tM6…
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Three Russian diesel tankers steam for US — including two under sanctions — raising legal risks for firms bringing the fuel into Americas @alicemhancock ft.com/content/d847744f-cfa5… via @ft
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Kevin Warsh wants money to play a bigger part in monetary policy
It wasn't half bad after the pandemic as an early warning
Is it time for monetarism to stage a comeback?
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“Every unhappy nation is unique. But the mood overlap between countries such as Hungary and Serbia, both of which have recently thrown out rightwing populists in corruption-dominated elections, and today’s America is striking.” My column. as.ft.com/r/cf358c73-aa55-40…
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THREAD (1/7) Britain’s Budget on Wednesday is expected to be low-key. After recent chaos, that is no bad thing.
But escaping the country’s economic drift will require something far bolder: a dose of shock therapy.
My latest column for @FT:
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Top Cern scientists want to build a 16bn euro successor to the Large Hadron Collider, capable of probing the mysteries of dark matter.
But can they persuade Europe’s beleaguered governments to come up with the cash?
My interview with Cern's head.
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Britain needs ‘chainsaw economics’.
My latest column for @FT. Shock therapy can liberate the UK economy from a cycle of low growth, rising debt and an expanding state:
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US nuclear revival faces scrutiny after incidents at flagship plant: worker falls into reactor cavity, tilted fuel rods, failed exams and staff hesitant to speak up on safety ft.com/content/bcc464cc-9d12… via @ft
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THREAD (1/8) Not every billionaire is a policy failure.
My latest column for @FT. With two week to go until California votes on a billionaire tax, I argue that vilfying all those with 10-digit fortunes is arbitary, misguided and costly: as.ft.com/r/981a71e4-cfe6-41…
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The French revolution of 1789-1799 was a bloody fight for liberty, equality and fraternity. But it was also a battle over money. 💸
In part deux of our series, The Story of Money tackles the transformation of France’s money system as it descended into war, political turmoil and the Reign of Terror. youtu.be/S3BRFhpb0Ok?si=2Uy3…
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Despite scale and cost advantage at home, China's battery giants believe the pendulum of sentiment has swung permanently to protectionism. They are now racing to beat the west in building out their own ex-China supply chain. Analysis: @FT w @KanaInagaki ft.com/content/36f60d90-a6f8…
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Donald Trump's Iran war could trigger a global ‘food shock’, due to the combined impact of soaring fertilliser and fuel prices ahead of planting season, say analysts ft.com/content/52fab4c1-0561… via @ft
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Iran war tilts balance of global oil power towards Americas, with record production and exports across Latin America and the US- is Trump's 'Donroe doctrine' working? ft.com/content/cfa976d5-e320… via @ft
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You should never argue with a price, but....
The European (EU and UK) gas crisis that has tripled prices this year is not that bad...
Storage is at normal levels relative to consumption. So much other evidence in my piece ft.com/content/31df1d21-159c…
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"Mearsheimer merits attention because he lends academic respectability to those blaming the west for Russia’s bloody war of conquest. At a moment when the US has swung behind Russia's attempt to snuff out Ukraine, such cover is invaluable." ft.com/content/f2261796-20d1…
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SCOOP Japan months away from running out of critical rare earth #Yttrium as China squeezes supply
ft.com/content/ebd3244a-9120… (w @harrydemps @Urbandirt @Arjunneilalim)
