US academic Lane Kenworthy gets a lot into this post.  Is there a viable progressive politics that doesn’t hinge on a strong labor movement? (hat tip Chris Dillow)

And Chris Dillow in his own post points out just how cheap it is for the UK government to borrow.  As he says:

The average yield on index-linked gilts with a maturity of over five years is below 0.4%. When borrowing is so cheap, doesn’t it make sense to do more of it?

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