Category: Economics
The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked
A shadowy operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign heavily influenced the result of the EU referendum. Is our electoral process still fit for purpose? The connectivity that is the heart of globalisation can be exploited by states with hostile intent to further their aims. The […]
How about a little accountability for economists when they mess up? | Dean Baker
Dean Baker is co-director of the Centre for Economic and Policy Research. Suppose our fire department was staffed with out-of-shape incompetents who didnt know how to handle a firehose. That would be really bad news, but it wouldnt be obvious most of the time because we dont often see major fires. The fire departments inadequacy […]
Japan and EU expected to sign trade deal on Thursday
Shinzo Abe to meet Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels but UK exporters likely to see no gain due to Brexit. The European Union and Japan are on course to sign a trade deal on Thursday, after talks gained impetus in the wake of Donald Trump’s threat to put up barriers to international commerce. […]
Brexit and the UK economy one year on – BBC News
Image copyright Getty Images Before last year’s Brexit vote, there were warnings from many economists that the UK would suffer a catastrophic economic shock and be catapulted into recession by a Leave vote. As it turned out, those predictions were a touch pessimistic. But one year on, what do economists and businesses think of the […]
Great Barrier Reef valued at $56bn as report warns it’s ‘too big to fail’
Deloitte Access Economics report says reef underpins 64,000 jobs and contributes $6.4bn to economy each year. A new report has valued the Great Barrier Reef at $56bn and warns of vast economic consequences for Australia unless more is done to protect it. The Deloitte Access Economics report says the world heritage-listed reef underpins 64,000 direct […]