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Excellent read: Aaronivitch versus John Harris

David Aaronivitch puts together an excellent defence of centre republicanism against the anti-consumerism of John Harris. Trouble is, he thinks this is for Labour, not the Liberal Democrats.

Posted byfreethinkingeconomistOctober 12, 2009October 12, 2009Posted inUncategorizedTags:David Aaronovitch, John Harris, Labour party, Lib Dems, Liberal values, New Statesman, Prospect Magazine16 Comments on Excellent read: Aaronivitch versus John Harris

New Poll: is the world sh1t?

My first poll: do you think the world is worse than it was 25 years ago. It’s a quiet day.

Posted byfreethinkingeconomistOctober 12, 2009Posted inTheoretical musingsTags:Liberal values, Miserabilism, Optimisim, Poll7 Comments on New Poll: is the world sh1t?

Reflections on whether life is now sh1t

More reflections on miserabilism and its irreducible elements.

Posted byfreethinkingeconomistOctober 11, 2009November 1, 2009Posted inTheoretical musingsTags:conservativism, has life improved, Liberal values, Miserabilism, Teenage Pregnancy11 Comments on Reflections on whether life is now sh1t

a1. Publications

  • A balancing act: fair solutions to a modern debt crisis
  • Credit Where It's Due: making QE work for the real economy
  • Fiscal Rules OK?
  • Slash and Grow?

c. CentreForum's Greatest Hits

  • Time's up: why the LibDems should abandon their opposition to tuition fees

d. Blogroll

  • David Smith's Economist UK
  • Econbrowser
  • Economist's View
  • Flip Chart Fairytales
  • Greg Mankiw
  • Labour List
  • Left Outside
  • Marginal Revolution
  • Nick Rowe
  • Paul Krugman
  • Stumbling and Mumbling

e. 1976 papers

  • Cabinet discussions
  • Some internal papers about taxation etc
  • The economic background to 1976

f. Books I've been reading

  • David Simon: Homicide: a year on the killing streets
  • Denis Healey: The Time of my Life
  • Keynes: General Theory
  • Keynes: the Return of the Master
  • Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist
  • The view from Number 11
  • Vintage Mencken

g. Liberal Gossip and Debate

  • Social Liberal Forum

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  • So, why aren’t we panicking about France?
  • They shout Houses, don’t they

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