The Restoration of the Democratic elites
‘The shouting and the joy expressed has passed all imagination… all the world in a merry mood because of the king’s coming.’ These lines from Samuel Pepys’s 1660 diary could…
‘The shouting and the joy expressed has passed all imagination… all the world in a merry mood because of the king’s coming.’ These lines from Samuel Pepys’s 1660 diary could…
I like gherkins as much as the next man. But I can’t have been the only one a little bemused that chancellor John Healey’s pledge to knock a few pennies…
A budget is not just about the public finances. It is the annual economic set-piece where the government presents its broader aims and strategy. For a new administration especially, the…
Economist Daron Acemoglu is back in London for his book tour, in the city where, more than 30 years ago, he studied for his PhD at the London School of…
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With about a week to go until the 3 November midterm elections in the US, the question is not whether the Republicans will lose, but by how much. Will the…
Up until recently, we thought history had come to an end. Trade had replaced power politics, dependencies were mistaken for security and economies stopped growing as they once had. Now,…
From the 1980s onwards, that world was broken apart. Automation, global competition, deindustrialisation and political choices stripped away much of Nottingham’s manufacturing base. Jobs disappeared at John Player, Raleigh and…
Trump returns to White House amid weak polls ahead of midterms Donald Trump is returning from the campaign trail to Washington DC this morning amid weak polls that could point…
Healey quizzed about bank tax plans Heather Stewart Over at the IMF’s annual meeting in Bangkok today, chancellor John Healey is meeting with UK journalists now, including my colleague Heather…