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john weeks

@johnweeks41

Progressive Economy Forum Coordinator, prof emeritus SOAS, Univ London, author of Economics of the 1% (Anthem) & The Debt Delusion (Polity November 2019)

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Competent, likeable, decisive: Keir Starmer beating Boris Johnson on all counts | Politics | The Guardian theguardian.com/politics/2020/…

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So called market failures are the normal working of capitalism. Economics is study of efficiency requires assumption of full employment

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Business and politicians wary of UK plan for low-tax trade zones | Financial Times ft.com/content/122cdc… Good article quoting Peter Holmes

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Excellent paper by Toporowski showing how govt bonds can be used to regulate financial markets. Bond sales to BoE miss that opportunity

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“The Energy Charter Treaty, with 53 signatories, allows energy companies to sue states that make their business unprofitable.” The Obscure Treaty That Could Kill a Global Green Recovery newrepublic.com/article/158397…

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Deficit of this size won't coincide with high interest rates because the deficit is supporting collapsed demand & counteracting mass unemployment. Inflation won't surge while these deficits are necessary. People need to remember interest rate is set in response to inflation.