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Prejudice and Influence

No 10 defends the activities of Dominic Cummings, a right-wing promoter of extreme Brexit and source of this Government's most extreme ideas at the Science guidance body Sage, where two members have complained that Cummings has been more than an observer but has directed the course of discussion to suit his own pet theories. Hence, …

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What is wrong with the Government’s vision

In the Telegraph, Jeremy Warner states "Lack of growth has completely poleaxed the centre piece of the Government’s economic strategy — getting the deficit under control."  and concludes "Osborne is often accused of cowardice and a lack of radicalism. He needs to be much bolder if he is ever to get to grips with the …

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Tax Havens

Adam Smith wrote the seminal work about capitalism - The Wealth of Nations. Growth was then based on nations competing in the most extreme act of international piracy in history, colonialism. These days we talk of "bubbles" as though these modern gold rushes were a certain financial rhythm. We developed a science to predict and …

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Progressive Economics

The economies of the West have all run into trouble due to the derivatives scam and resultant financial meltdown causing massive capital flows out of national economies. Tax avoidance and corporate logic has led to offshore tax havens becoming significant on the radar of the US and UK governments. Austerity has lain the problem upon …

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Illogical conclusions

The use of austerity has worn thin at least for the probable longevity of George Osborne. In its current form at least. Infrastructure spending by this two faced Government amount to allowing private roads to be built which is certainly going to provide some relief to chronic unemployment and incrementally it may result in economic …

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