Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com In the Wizard of Oz, a satire of the 1930’s Great American Plains dustbowl disaster, Dorothy is swept away from Kansas to the wonderful Emerald City. The Emerald City represents New York City an escape from the nightmare. In the fairy tale Dorothy’s homesick wish is to go home … Continue reading Wheat fantasies – Here we go Again…..
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“War is over… if you want it” – John Lennon
Photo by Kostiantyn Stupak on Pexels.com ‘War is over… if you want it’. John Lennon "War is a failure of diplomacy". John Dingell "War is always a failure. It means that we have failed in diplomacy and we’ve failed in talking to one another". Martin Firrell. This is a blog on economics, but the current … Continue reading “War is over… if you want it” – John Lennon
Why is the UK building more nuclear plants?
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Pexels.com In a time of climate crisis, why is the UK building more nuclear power plants and not focusing on building Renewable plants instead? This is going against the trend in Europe to phase out nuclear power stations. 20% of electricity is still generated by nuclear reactors in the … Continue reading Why is the UK building more nuclear plants?
‘Seaspiracy’ – Any fish left for the next generation?
Photo by Harrison Haines on Pexels.com ‘Seaspiracy’ (Netflix) a must watch powerful documentary by Director Ali Tabrizi. It predicts dead oceans by 2048, if commercial fishing continues at its current rates, and that humankind can not live on a planet with dead oceans. The vital link between humanity, the planet and economics is highlighted throughout … Continue reading ‘Seaspiracy’ – Any fish left for the next generation?
The Faith of Bitcoin
Photo by Ryutaro Tsukata on Pexels.com Cryptocurrency is described by critics as the product of a mass willingness to believe, somewhat akin to faith. In many ways it is just a currency that has very limited purchasing options so should be fairly illiquid and disregarded but valuations have been soaring. Bitcoin has more than quadrupled … Continue reading The Faith of Bitcoin
WallStreetBets – Digital Wealth Redistribution
One of the familiar themes of ‘Rebel Economics’ is that the wealth gap in America has reached extreme levels, with the top 1% owning 15 times more wealth than the bottom 50%. Largely asset prices and stock prices have driven this huge inequality in wealth. The pandemic has seen the wealth gap become even … Continue reading WallStreetBets – Digital Wealth Redistribution
‘Rethink Fairness : Generations’ a podcast review
Photo by freestocks.org on Pexels.com This blog was started in May 2018 with a piece titled: ‘Economics in the UK is unfair to young people and what can we do about it’. I wanted to look at other countries and see what they are doing to tackle the problem. I wanted to look at influential … Continue reading ‘Rethink Fairness : Generations’ a podcast review
Digital Taxation – Good for the Chancellor but too late for the High Street
Photo by Negative Space on Pexels.com I might love Amazon but is it good for me? At the click of a button from our sofa, goods can be delivered free of charge (using prime) at the most competitive price. We love Amazon so much in the UK that the UK is Amazon’s third largest market … Continue reading Digital Taxation – Good for the Chancellor but too late for the High Street
The Social Dilema – A film review
Photo by Silvana Palacios on Pexels.com Never having set out to write a film review, I found watching Netflix’s ‘The Social Dilema’ hit so many issues directly and with absolute precision that it should be mandatory watching for all policy makers. It deals with so many of the issues facing today’s society, from an environmental, … Continue reading The Social Dilema – A film review
Iceland – How to Build back Better
Photo by Simon Migaj on Pexels.com Iceland suffered an economic crash in 2007 with GDP falling nearly 40% between 2007 and 2009. Iceland has since recovered all the lost growth and more, by allowing the broken old economy to fail and rebuilding a sustainable green economy. With the current state of world economies, Iceland provides … Continue reading Iceland – How to Build back Better
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