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Unjolly hockey sticks

Unjolly hockey sticks

Someone asked an interesting question at the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ post-Budget briefing yesterday: have we ever seen a squeeze in real earnings like the one we’re currently experiencing? The question matters because real earnings are one of the most important barometers of the economy’s health. During the
Ed Conway Oct 29, 2021
Is this worst pandemic in British history?

Is this worst pandemic in British history?

The short answer is no. In terms of the numbers of people dying, this is not yet Britain’s worst pandemic. It’s not yet worse, in terms of deaths, than the worst weeks of the Hong Kong flu epidemic in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. It is almost
Ed Conway Apr 20, 2020
Coronavirus charts - your questions answered

Coronavirus charts - your questions answered

Each day I’ve been updating a chart showing the UK’s trajectory through COVID-19. Since each time I do so there are frequent questions- why are you choosing this measure? why are you using that odd axis? etc etc – I figure rather than repeating them daily on Twitter it
Ed Conway Apr 12, 2020

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