George Pickering
George Pickering is a researcher at Bright Blue
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
The slow vibe shift
Escaping our “post-cultural state” will not happen overnight
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
Farewell to an intellectual giant
Patrick Nash pays tribute to the late
David Abulafia, fastidious champion of
Oxbridge’s academic standards
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
