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Geography and electricity prices - Part 2
A reader of my first article on geography and electricity prices pointed out that the fragility of the UK’s electricity system was highlighted by…
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Repeating old policy mistakes
A reader commenting on my article on economic growth asked, quite reasonably, what my views are on the best way to promote economic growth.
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Mirages of economic growth
Government departments and think-tanks in Westminster, Edinburgh, etc want to offer some magic recipe for restoring economic growth.
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May 2025

Pensions policy and theft
Some background: From about 2008 to 2012 I spent a lot of time carrying out research on the economics of pensions as well as advising privatised…
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Climate emergencies and luxury beliefs
This article was prompted by an article in The Economist issue of 17th May 2025 discussing the solar geo-engineering projects supported by the Advanced…
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Geography and electricity prices: Part 1
This is the first part of a series of (probably) three articles focusing on geographical influences on electricity prices.
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Why don’t policymakers ever learn?
The current mess concerning the future of the Scunthorpe steelworks in North Lincolnshire prompts the exasperated question in the title to this article.
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Living with electricity grid instability
As most readers will know, the Iberian Peninsula transmission grid covering Spain and Portugal suffered a severe failure shortly after 12.30 CEST on…
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April 2025

March 2025

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