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Britain's AI bear case
A handful of troublingly plausible ways the next decade could not go Britain's way
Mar 6
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A few next-day Budget observations
Some of the things I missed yesterday
Nov 27, 2025
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Fifteen thoughts on the Budget
A quick verdict on Reeves Round II, plus an utterly wild OBR leak
Nov 26, 2025
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Against 'equal value'
Apr 21, 2025
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Fifteen thoughts on the Budget
Nov 26, 2025
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Reflections on Britain's triage-ward state
May 5, 2025
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The trouble with home bias
Jun 2, 2025
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Taking Reform UK seriously
May 13, 2025
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Can the Brits have Abundance too?
Mar 29, 2025
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What I wrote this summer
Plus: a shift in focus for my work, and for this Substack
Aug 25, 2025
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I’m the captain now
Forget the fiscal rules, Britain’s government now takes orders from bond vigilantes
Jul 2, 2025
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12 Thoughts on the Spending Review
"Don't tell me what you think, show me what's in your portfolio."
Jun 13, 2025
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The trouble with home bias
Some scattered thoughts on pension protectionism
Jun 2, 2025
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A (small) win on Reform UK, and other reader responses
Following up on my past few pieces
May 26, 2025
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Taking Reform UK seriously
And learning just how deep the fiscal hole goes
May 13, 2025
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Reflections on Britain's triage-ward state
But first, a detour about a dog
May 5, 2025
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Against 'equal value'
A tricky argument, but an essential one
Apr 21, 2025
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Some questions on British Steel
First off: is the fact that Labour, the Tories, the Lib Dems, Reform and the Greens are all banging the nationalisation drum an encouraging, or worrying…
Apr 13, 2025
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