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Optimal taxation- an update

Some time ago I wrote a blog laying out why I wanted to change how corporate taxes worked so that we could minimise tax avoidance. I stand…

Sep 1, 2023

Sep 1, 2023

Fixing monopolies with competitive shares.

Monopolies are bad. This is something we have an usual level of agreement on across politics and economics. The reasoning goes back a very…

Aug 17, 2023

Aug 17, 2023

Another blog arguing labour income can be monopolistic.

Let’s imagine that some people earn more than others, a helpfully easy thought experiment because we know they do. So… why do they?

Jul 18, 2022

Jul 18, 2022

Nouveau central banking, a proposal.

Every so often I like to put out a very 'blue skies thinking' blog on how to reform the tools and mandate of central banks. It's always…

Jan 21, 2022

Jan 21, 2022

The secret of capital and the problem Socialists need to solve.

Why did the capitalist countries win the cold war? Why have a stock market at all? If Socialists really want to defeat Capitalism I would…

Feb 24, 2021

Feb 24, 2021

Inflation, investment, and competitiveness.

I want to present an argument about business investment and inflation. To get to that though we need to take a step back and put in some…

Dec 15, 2020

Inflation, investment, and competitiveness.

Dec 15, 2020

Why I think we should change the macroeconomic assignment

In the great MMT wars of economics twitter I learned a rather helpful term from Simon Wren-Lewis: “the macroeconomic assignment”. MMT…

Dec 10, 2020

Dec 10, 2020

Ending Corporate tax avoidance and empowering small business.

Almost every political party in an election says it's going to help small businesses. In practice this rarely means actually helping small…

Nov 9, 2020

Nov 9, 2020

A Liberal Manifesto for the new century.

Now is a time of unrivaled wealth surrounded by poverty. Poverty is found in the homelessness on our streets and the family working…

Oct 29, 2020

Oct 29, 2020

A UK Constitution in the context of Parliamentary Sovereignty

The United Kingdom has an unusual constitutional position in that it doesn't have a single document that is it's Constitution. This has…

Sep 22, 2020

Sep 22, 2020

Stephen John Richmond (The Richmond Papers)

Stephen John Richmond (The Richmond Papers)

My attempt to understand policy and economics. Some ideas practical, some not. Currently Chair @CovLibDems and Council member for the Social Liberal forum.

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