Category Archives: economy

Nobody really has any idea of what lies ahead.

Posted on 25 October 2021 by admin

Tim Morgan, writing about the future, says: First, I think few people understand how rapidly government revenue capability is going to slump, how hard it’s going to be to cope with that, and how angry a lot of people are … Continue reading →

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Reality – No need to plan for it – It will happen anyway

Posted on 24 October 2021 by admin

“All forms of economic output – literally all of the goods and services which comprise the ‘real’ economy – are products of energy. Nothing of any economic value or utility can be supplied without using energy. Energy can be defined … Continue reading →

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To Match His Climate Rhetoric Boris Johnson Must Axe These Five Projects

Posted on 21 October 2021 by admin

To Match His Climate Rhetoric, Boris Johnson Must Axe These Five Projects

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What Could Possibly Go Right? Kamea Chayne

Posted on 15 October 2021 by admin

This is an extraordinary discussion about the future.  Mostly new to me, so I will listen again. What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 56 Kamea Chayne

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The UK economy is in very big trouble, but the government doesn’t seem to know what to do about it, and neither do opposition politicians.

Posted on 11 October 2021 by admin

Tim Morgan’s comment: It’s now emerged that there’s a big row going on between the department for business – which wants support for industries affected by surging energy prices – and the Treasury (finance ministry) – which doesn’t. In my … Continue reading →

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Feynman’s Law writ large

Posted on 11 October 2021 by admin

Tim Watkin’s latest piece, concludes that: The problem is compounded by an official rate of inflation which under-reports the vast increase in the cost of essentials like housing, electricity and gas, food and transport, while over-reporting the falling cost of … Continue reading →

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A moment of truth: THE ARRIVAL OF ECONOMIC CONSTRAINT

Posted on 10 October 2021 by admin

Tim Morgan’s latest post. This concludes that: The ‘basics’ of the situation – deteriorating top-line and discretionary prosperity, rising inflation and worsening financial stress – are simply the first-order effects of the deteriorating energy-prosperity equation. More complex processes can be … Continue reading →

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The big food redesign study

Posted on 9 October 2021 by admin

The Ellen Macarthur Foundation has published what may turn out to be seen as a “ground-breaking” study about a transition of the food system to a circular economy The circular economy is increasingly recognised as a solutions framework to address … Continue reading →

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Degrowth: the case for a new economic paradigm

Posted on 5 October 2021 by admin

Unbridled growth appears to be at odds with social well-being and environmental sustainability. How might we develop a model that reduces the imperative for growth while maintaining economic stability? This article, written in 2017, by Riccardo Mastini (Universitat Autònoma de … Continue reading →

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Workers Who Maintain Supply Chains Warn of Worldwide ‘System Collapse’

Posted on 4 October 2021 by admin

From “The Epoch Times” Several industry groups have warned world leaders of a worldwide supply-chain “system collapse” due to pandemic restrictions, coming as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested that the current period of higher inflation will last until 2022. … Continue reading →

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