Dean Hochlaf
@dhochlaf
Trade union economist. Views my own, and not of some defunct economist.
These two driving along in their car when they see people hopping on a bus and saving a pound
Multiple pipes in my area have burst in recent weeks, which I have to assume is due to creaking infrastructure, and my bills have doubled in a few years, but sure I'll use water wisely thanks guys
As certain politicians pat themselves on the back for leaving the country better off, the reality is we are facing a decline in living standards across the board, only mitigated for the poorest because of a policy the same politicians spent ages objecting to
Wonder what post-globalisation is going to mean for the multi-national firms that play a pretty major role in the UK economy
Some politicians are responsible for falling living standards though...
Another legacy of this government, obsessing so much over creating a bureaucratic nightmare for migrants, it was willing to leave British children stranded abroad...
I do get politicians in charge have to be more upbeat about things but it's so jarring to act as if everything is going swimmingly when unemployment is up, living standards are falling and growth is underperforming the austerity years, and the global economy is in an even more precarious position
Starmer after reading the Burnham letter promising to engage with MPs and select committees
A boost to defence spending that gets derided as insufficient, at the expense of energy, transport and housing projects which represent some of the biggest costs people face The unpopular populist continues until the very end
If he needs someone willing to demand large but seemingly arbitrary sums of money be created out of nothing with a special interest in the production of advanced technologies with military applications, then there is only one person for the job
Me when I find out who Mahmood wants fired for not being sufficiently harsh on immigration
Thinking about that contract extension Steve Clarke got just before the world cup began
Sad that a former leader of the party of Keynes still cannot accept fiscal tightening during a recovery from a major recession caused by a credit crunch was a mistake that has had lasting damage on economic growth
A decade since I learned that the Germans have a surprisingly whimsical word for economists
The Express when they see a Chancellor raise income tax by 1 pence to increase funding for services that their readership frequently use
Maybe if Labour committed a little more to the sort of technocratic economic policy that would win the praise of the IMF they would not be so unpop...never mind
There is no level of immigration that will satisfy these people - exhibit 2,342,851
The closer we get to Starmer going, the time it takes him to backtrack on a previous statement will accelerate, soon he will be contradicting himself in the very same sentence