Published inThe PsychographThe Endless Misinterpretations of Jonathan Glazers Oscars SpeechOn the 10th of March 2024, after nearly six months of war in Gaza, British film-maker Jonathan Glazer made a historic and controversial…Mar 20Mar 20
Published inThe New Economics ForumThe Big One …In the world of economics, ‘The Big One’ is often referred to the event in which the US dollar faces sudden and irreparable decline. After…Jan 21Jan 21
Published inThe PsychographThe Sukkot Massacres — How did we get here?On Saturday the 7th October, at the end of the annual Sukkot festival, the Gaza based militant organisation, Hamas, launched a devastating…Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
Published inDon't Fear TruthTo Avoid Climate Disaster We Need to Urgently Remove Carbon from the AtmosphereFirst, let’s start with the good news — scientists believe that the transition into a clean energy system is now inevitable [1] [2]. The…Jun 25, 20231Jun 25, 20231
Published inThe New Economics ForumWhy did Silicon Valley Bank fail and Why does it matter?Right now, in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure, financial markets are jittery. Firstly the failure of SVB came seemingly…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Published inThe New Economics ForumWhy does Raising Interest Rates Halt Inflation?There’s currently some debate about whether raising interest rates is an effective method of reigning in surging inflation. Well, we can…Jun 26, 20221Jun 26, 20221
Published inThe New Economics ForumThe Solution to the Cost of Living Crisis is to cut Energy taxesThis article follows on from my previous article on the cost of living crisis, which I named The Great Inflexion, back in September 2021…Jun 7, 2022Jun 7, 2022
Published inThe PsychographHas COP26 made President Putin the most Powerful man in the World?At the time of writing, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin is waging a military incursion into the Ukraine. After weeks of…Feb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022
Published inThe Bristol Institute for PeaceWhy I decided to start the Bristol Institute for PeaceEver since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, where UK Prime Minister Tony Blair took the United Kingdom to war against the will of the British…Feb 11, 2022Feb 11, 2022
Published inThe New Economics ForumThe Great InflexionThis is my first article on Medium specifically about economics. Whilst I’ve written extensively about economics in the past, my…Sep 26, 2021Sep 26, 2021