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Journalist. Formerly chief leader writer and columnist @TheTimes, chief European commentator @WSJ. Runner, cold water swimmer, aspiring chef. To read my latest columns, please subscribe to Wealth of Nations
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Published: September 7, 2024 12:48
Make Europe Grow Again! My latest on the challenges facing the incoming EU Commission to be announced this week; Is Barnier continuity Macron? Why is Biden so timid on Ukraine? And why isn't Labour braver?…
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Published: September 5, 2024 19:35
Nice to see my Wealth of Nations Substack quoted in this great column by Patience Wheatcroft on why Rachel Reeves needs to be braver with her accounts via @TheNewEuropean…
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Published: September 1, 2024 07:52
Liz Truss's Inside Job and other Debt-Laden Tales of Woe - has the world learned the right lessons from the mini-budget debacle? How risky is US debt? Why won't Germany borrow more? And the West's debt to Wyatt Earp. My latest…
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Published: August 26, 2024 11:50
Lots of complaints that Kamala has said nothing about climate change. But if a new essay by one of her closest advisers calling for a new Clean Energy Marshall plan reflects her thinking, a Harris presidency could be great news for America, the West and…
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Published: August 26, 2024 11:40
Starmer’s Worrying Timidity - what does it say about Labour that it is rejecting a your mobility deal with the EU? Plus Kamala’s trouble with the media and why her economic policy may offer the best hope for America, the West and the planet. My latest…
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Published: August 24, 2024 11:28
Starmer's worrying Brexit timidity, Kamala versus the price gougers, a new Marshall Plan for clean energy, Germany's Silicon Saxony and that time when America nearly ended up with an actual communist. My latest newsletter …
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Published: August 23, 2024 08:55
The Short History of an Old Idea - why is the British state still resisting fiscal transparency 30 years after Ken Clarke initiated what was supposed to be a public sector accounting revolution? My latest …
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Published: August 23, 2024 08:54
The Short History of an Old Idea - fiscal reformers have understood for centuries the need to produce a proper balance sheet, so why do governments resist robust accounting? Could it be because they don't like the transparency that it entails? My latest…
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Published: August 22, 2024 09:46
The Short History of an Old Idea - why the British and other western governments continue to cling to flawed fiscal rules rather than embrace the transparency that comes with accrual accounting and a focus on net worth. My latest…
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Published: August 17, 2024 11:56
Trump is so awful that even his most partisan cheerleader in the right-wing media is struggling to make the case for him. But which is better for the economy: Trumponomics or Kalanomics? Plus what's wrong with China and so much more in my latest newsletter…