Top Tweets for #ukeconomics

about 13 hours ago

Sure Start worked. Now watch Westminster starve it while calling early years a priority. #MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics Source: Guardian Politics https://t.co/QmVULnlHO8

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about 14 hours ago

Capping fees treats greed as the problem. It's not. Leaseholders are trapped because the government won't fund social housing. Regulate symptoms; the shortage is homes. #MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/W0XazrzYky

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about 20 hours ago

Fire-and-rehire is a choice, not necessity. The council's budget crisis is real. Westminster made that choice when it starved the council of funds. #MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics Source: Guardian Politics https://t.co/kZ6I6oyjnh

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2 days ago

Mainstream economics claims humans are insatiable consumers . But a billion-pound advertising industry exists precisely because we're not. #MMT #UKEconomics Read The Money Sham. #UKPolitics https://t.co/KvL7teQUec

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2 days ago

The Fed raises rates to kill jobs, then we act shocked when employment falls. Full employment is a policy choice, not a constraint to manage. #MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics Source: Guardian Business https://t.co/RZ0xBG2HZY

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3 days ago

The betting industry claims a tax rise will close shops. Wrong framing. The chancellor doesn't need the money to spend it. #MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics Source: Guardian Politics https://t.co/EOdlEGNQbI

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3 days ago

GDP counts pollution and weapons as growth but ignores care work and parenting. That's the wrong measure. A currency-issuing government can afford the real economy we need. Read The Money Sham. #MMT #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/kHUBL6Jbgd

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3 days ago

Scrapping disability support to fund employment help assumes a choice between them. A currency issuer doesn't have to pick. #MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics Source: Guardian Politics https://t.co/empvy9Kxks

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3 days ago

"Bond sell-off" frames rates as market outcomes. They're not. Central banks set rates as policy. Oil prices are real; bond yields are a choice. #MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/0i0HBLTyR9

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4 days ago

A tax on vapes won't raise revenue because the government doesn't need it. The real question: are we discouraging use or just making it unaffordable for poorer smokers trying to quit? #MMT #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/auRPzFNqAb

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4 days ago

'No money left' is the wrong answer. If labour and materials exist, governments can spend. The real constraint is never financial. #MMT #UKPolitics #UKEconomics Read The Money Sham. https://t.co/1VAikqvbTe

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5 days ago

"How will it be funded?" assumes the currency issuer needs money first. Wrong frame. #MMT #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics Source: Guardian Politics https://t.co/X8gn1lmPxF

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6 days ago

"Spread costs among taxpayers" assumes the currency issuer needs to find money first. The real question: what real resources does Britain lack to go green? Funding isn't the bottleneck. #MMT #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/PeO4QOXXfW

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6 days ago

The gold standard was supposed to bring stability. In reality, the UK faced six major financial crashes between 1797 and 1890. #MMT #UKPolitics #UKEconomics Read The Money Sham. https://t.co/pRVsrl1ASm

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7 days ago

The chancellor frames jobs vs benefits as constrained by borrowing costs. Wrong frame. As currency issuer, the UK doesn't need to borrow to spend. #MMT #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/KbG9J10ktR

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7 days ago

"Very substantial cost" assumes cost is the constraint. For a currency issuer, it isn't. Real questions: what resources does social care need? Do we have them? #MMT #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/jXiXcbdKca

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7 days ago

Before the 1600s, rulers issued money. Then one philosopher watched traders use gold and decided money had to be metal. Four centuries of confusion followed. Read The Money Sham. #MMT #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/pRVsrl1ASm

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8 days ago

"Fiscal bind" assumes borrowing costs constrain spending. They don't. The real issue: the government isn't spending enough to offset energy shocks. #MMT #Economics #UKPolitics #UKEconomics https://t.co/nsBgsRoz7F

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