Nov
03
The curse of big numbers
There are many irritating things about the world of politics and economics but
perhaps the most irritating of all is
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data
Oct
29
Unjolly hockey sticks
Someone asked an interesting question at the Institute for Fiscal Studies’
post-Budget briefing yesterday: have we ever seen a squeeze
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Oct
12
We need more maps
Were it not for a mapping error, or rather a series of them, Christopher
Columbus might never have sailed for
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Sep
15
Energy and Inflation: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Sellindge is a village in Kent just off the A20 between Ashford and Folkestone.
It is so small - just
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Sep
13
Everything is always more complicated than you think, COVID edition
One of the big economic and social stories of the past year is that for the
first time since WWII
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Apr
23
Mind the (housing) gap
Britain’s housing market has long been more complicated than anyone would like
to admit.
There is, we are told,
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Apr
20
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
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Apr
12
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
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