Archive for May, 2016
Hütet euch vor Grünen im progressiven Gewand
15 May 2016Novo has published a German translation of my spiked article on “beware of greens in progressive clothing”. Die Umweltbewegung hat ein düsteres Menschenbild. Sie bevorzugt die unberührte Natur gegenüber dem menschlichen Leben. Kein Versuch, die Tatsachen zu verdrehen, wird davon ablenken können. Man kann das Verhältnis zwischen Mensch und Natur auf zwei grundsätzlich verschiedene Weisen […]
- Tags: economics, Germany, Malthus, sustainability
The world still needs fossil fuels
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8 May 2016This is my latest comment for IPE magazine. It is a tragedy that a basic truth has been forgotten. The world is going to need huge amounts more energy for everyone to achieve reasonable living standards. Recent World Bank statistics on global poverty make sobering reading. The trend is improving over time, but, in 2012, […]
- Tags: development, economics, energy, inequality
The Devil’s Riches: latest FT review
8 May 2016My review of Jared Poley’s The Devil’s Riches: A modern history of greed was published in the Financial Times on Friday. The text follows below. “Greed is good,” must be one of the most notorious lines in any Hollywood film. It has come to epitomise what are widely seen as the excesses of the super-rich […]
- Tags: book, economics, inequality
Talking Economics podcast
2 May 2016I recently appeared on John Mills’ Talking Economics podcast with Chris Giles, the economics editor of the Financial Times, as the fellow guest. We discussed the British steel industry, tax havens and London’s economy.
- Tags: Britain, economics, media appearances, radio
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