Nice thought provoking piece from David Smith about the price of war. Also an interesting titbit at the end about the incorrect inflation figure. Good stuff as always.

We went to see this fantastic production yesterday Upstairs At The Gatehouse Arthur Drury delivered a beautifully tender performance as Nell before Gareth David-Lloyd had us spellbound in the second half as Pistol. One of the best plays we've seen for a long time. 👏

that's pretty cool "...seatbelt laws, speed limits, stricter drink-driving enforcement, better road design and pedestrian zones, and improvements in the safety and resilience of cars themselves."

#OnThisDay in 1983, Thatcher won her second term as Prime Minister. This is the term she went into supply-side policy overdrive with privatisation, union busting & tax cuts high on the agenda. Have a listen to our very accessible podcast to learn more. open.spotify.com/episode/43G4aF…

There was no “millionaire exodus” from tax rises. The reporting was spurious. Link to research in next tweet

This is interesting as we were speaking to a chap from the DRC at the Bank of England Museum where he said there was so much growth to be had from their resources but at the same told they were being told they couldn't get that growth as it would destroy the planet... 🤔

How's your economic history? Why not have a listen to our short history of economics to get you started? Of course there are many more we could have added but this is a start. Have a listen and enjoy the terrible accents. Marginal Revolution Economic thought National Museum of American History Heterodox Economics Newsletter @heterodoxnews.bsk

📽️I realise how this probably sounds but... ...here is a whopping eight minute primer on tomorrow's spending review(!) It is, I promise, much more interesting than you might imagine. But then I would say that wouldn't I? Anyway, you be the judge...👇

It's the book we've been waiting for! We know our podcasts are Eurocentric in nature & that's why we end our 'Short History' as we do but we're looking forward to continuing our economic journey with Devika Dutt, Carolina Alves, Ingrid H. Kvangraven & Surbhi Kesar. 👏👏👏

Imperial boomerang: when tactics of colonial rule exported abroad are imported back home

New set of videos from @discoverecon, CAGE @ Warwick & Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH) - the last set were fantastic for development economics and this new set look just as interesting. We've just watched the Rwanda one and it is a really interesting use of a natural experiment. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Great to work with CAGE @ Warwick and Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH) on this new series of video resources for schools - helping to show young people that working in #economics is about far more than #finance discovereconomics.co.uk/post/new-teach…

It's been nearly a week since our new podcast came out. Have you listened to it yet? We have heard Rachel Reeves has been saving it for after her Spending Review but what's your excuse? 🤔😊

Today is Tax Freedom Day! 🏦 🇬🇧 Until today, every penny the average person earned went to the taxman. From today, Brits will finally start working for themselves. But things are getting worse. By 2028, the tax burden could reach its highest level in history!📈

Our short history of Economics is very short but we see it as a tasting menu for what's out there. Check out some of our favourite books on this history of economics by Duncan Weldon, Andrew Leigh, Niall Kishtainy INFINITE CITY out NOW, Callum Williams, Roger E. Backhouse and SOAS University of London Ha-Joon Chang! 📚

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