'The rise of the illiberal left'. The uselessness of economic forecasts. Your winter heating bills are going up - a lot.
The Other Hand · Jim Power & Chris Johns
September 8, 202137m 19s
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Show Notes
The Economist has a big piece this week on ‘the rise of the illiberal left’. That newspaper is as worried about the extreme left as it is about the totalitarian right. So are we.
One aspect of political extremism is lying. Chris’s written piece on this is questioned by Jim - not uncritically!
Economic forecasting is an exercise in futility. Most of the time.
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One aspect of political extremism is lying. Chris’s written piece on this is questioned by Jim - not uncritically!
Economic forecasting is an exercise in futility. Most of the time.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com
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