Feb
13
Jelly rolls and coking drums: a bottom-up look at batteries 🔋
I’ve spent a lot of the past few months thinking about batteries, which turn out
to be one of
9 min read
economics
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
5 min read
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
4 min read
Oct
26
Woods, trees and spending reviews
It’s been a long time since we’ve had a proper spending review in this country -
and by
5 min read
Oct
19
The industrial re-revolution
Economists are obsessed with the industrial revolution. And when I say obsessed
I mean obsessed.
The more economic history you
6 min read
Oct
18
Climate change: why isn't government putting its money where their mouth is?
Let’s begin with a question. How much would you say governments around the
developed world spend on research into
6 min read
Oct
13
Low skill economy? More like wrong skill economy
I was chatting to a Dutchman the other day who said if he was choosing anywhere
to live in Europe,
3 min read
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
11 min read
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
7 min read
Jun
05
Why Joe Biden’s tax proposals are a big deal
I’ve just written a column
[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/joe-biden-is-taking-on-the-tax-havens-and-china-nkwjg0w3m]
about something which is, or has the
12 min read