May’s Deadlock
This week Theresa May has to win over the rebel Tory MPs if she is to get her EU Withdrawal Bill over the line. So why is it so contentious?
Day: 19 June 2018
The two dictators meet
Oops! Fox News describing the summit in Singapore between Trump and Kin Jong Un as a meeting of the two dictators. Hang on, we haven’t got that page in the script yet! Have a listen …
Richard Kazimer on Trump’s tariffs, border control and a family cashing in
The US President pisses off the G7 and claims to have won the World Cup.
Australia, sporting losers, fake meat and crazy ants
The #fakemeat scandal that is taking Australia by storm.
Anger, outrage and the alt-right
If we are going to get angry, surely we should be angry about the right thing. Oxfam is not the enemy.
A Tale of Two Economies
The US economy seems to be going gangbusters whilst Europe’s growth has stalled and, possibly, is starting to wane. So why the disparity between the two?
THE TWITTERATI
A calm session on the markets. NAB’s David de Garis says there’s still uncertainty over what’s round the corner. Meanwhile, Australia inflation falls. Does that mean job done for the RBA? https://podfollow.com/nab-morning-call
In the Thirties the Chicago Plan proposed that banks had no part in money creation. Good idea or bad? Me and @profstevekeen on this week’s Debunking Economics podcast https://podfollow.com/debunking-economics-the-podcast