The coronavirus has shown us many things, and one of those is that in an emergency situation equipment can not be bought on the open market. Innovative and domestic ways are needed to provide equipment to patients and NHS staff. The crisis has shown that having UK manufacturing is vital and has more value than … Continue reading Coronavirus – We need National Manufacturing…
Author: jenny.middleton@gmail.com
For many years I have been thinking about the way economic policy has affected society and whether it is really working. I studied at London School of Economics, worked as a fund manager in the city and covered European and Asian countries and had a chance to see different countries and the way they managed their economies and society.
US Elections – Could the Economy go Green?
Recent market turmoil in the US has increased the chances of a Democratic win in the US Presidential elections in December 2020. The Democrats are putting the ‘Green New Deal’ at the centre of the 2020 US presidential campaign. The aim of the Green New Deal is to halve US climate emissions by 2030. The front … Continue reading US Elections – Could the Economy go Green?
Time for Australia to Change Economic Strategy
Climate Change has hit Australia directly through the fires, now its time for Australia to move to a sustainable low emission economy that is not reliant on fossil fuels. The focus of the change should be reflected from moving away from GDP to a more sustainable measurement such as Living Standards or GPI
Brexit – Demanded by UK Industrial Towns
The 2019 election result offered a clear and decisive insight into how the industrial northern towns view BREXIT. They have shown a seismic shift from Labour to Conservative. 24 Labour heartland seats have been lost to the Conservatives for the first time in decades. Constituencies that have not voted Conservative for a century have switched … Continue reading Brexit – Demanded by UK Industrial Towns
The Time to Transform UK Steel?
UK steel has been struggling for years, often in the headlines for all the wrong reasons: financial distress, change of ownership, job redundancies and plant closures. This is an industry that in 1971 employed 320,000 but now employs just 15,000. The problems of the UK steel market are often blamed on competition from the Chinese, … Continue reading The Time to Transform UK Steel?
GDP growth forever is unsustainable
What the climate needs to avoid collapse is a contraction in humanity use of resources - what our economic model demands to avoid collapse is unfettered expansion. Only one of these sets of rules can be changed and its not the laws of nature
US proposing Wealth Tax on Super Rich
The wealth gap (measuring the wealth of the richest 10% compared to the poorest 10%) has grown considerably in the US and the UK, and has been driven by rising asset prices rather than incomes. The tax system in the US and the UK has not reflected this change in wealth source and taxes have … Continue reading US proposing Wealth Tax on Super Rich
Where are the UK Philanthropists?
Wealth concentration is at a level that has not been seen since before the Great Depression in 1929. 8 people own half the wealth of the human population. These are the Super Wealthy. The richest 1% of Americans have more wealth than the bottom 90%. What these super wealthy choose to do with their … Continue reading Where are the UK Philanthropists?
Can Amazon thrive in Denmark?
Amazon is about to enter the Danish market for the first time and it will be interesting to see if they can emulate the success they have had in other countries. There are a couple of reasons to think the Danish market might be a tough nut for Amazon to crack. Firstly the Scandinavian countries … Continue reading Can Amazon thrive in Denmark?
Increasing Nationalism driven by Economics?
The 100 year anniversary of the end of World War 1 has made me think of the extreme economic situation that preceded World War 2 and the link between economics and nationalism. Currently across Europe nationalist and far right parties are making significant electoral gains. We have also see the protest ‘Brexit vote’ in the … Continue reading Increasing Nationalism driven by Economics?
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