Time for a Change

After 30 years, a long-planned milestone has arrived

2 Mar 2025 12:41 +0000 · 7 min · NeilW

Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) Primer

Here’s an executive summary for a potential primer on ZIRP. I invite you to share any thoughts or suggestions on Discord if there are areas that need further detail or clarification

23 Feb 2025 10:37 +0000 · 6 min · NeilW

The Tyranny of Zero: How Nothing Controls Everything

How a simple numerical concept exerts outsized influence over institutional operations and economic thought.

16 Feb 2025 09:19 +0000 · 5 min · NeilW

UK Employment Stats

The number of people in the UK without work that want it

11 Feb 2025 14:38 +0000 · 1 min · NeilW

Beyond the 'Bonanza': Unseen Dimensions of the De Grauwe/Ji Reserve Policies

A critique of De Grauwe and Ji’s analysis of the UK reserve system, highlighting aspects of the UK’s fiscal framework they have overlooked

9 Feb 2025 11:35 +0000 · 4 min · NeilW

Time to Talk Tariffs

Trump’s tariffs are decried as protectionist madness, but the EU’s own tariffs escape scrutiny. As Brexit hits its five-year mark, it’s time to expose the double standards in trade policy—and ask who really pays the price.

2 Feb 2025 11:15 +0000 · 7 min · NeilW

A Framework for a Basic Bank

In analysis, it’s helpful to simplify and focus on the core elements of a system. Today, we will identify the essential processes and structures required to create a functional bank, accompanied by diagrams to illustrate these key processes.

26 Jan 2025 08:35 +0000 · 5 min · NeilW

The Reserve Requirements Fad: A Solution in Search of a Problem

Reserve requirements are the latest economic fad, but do they actually solve anything? Let’s break down the myths and explains why the UK banking system is (slowly) returning to what worked for centuries.

19 Jan 2025 10:47 +0000 · 5 min · NeilW

Time for a Debt Management Review

If we’re going to have government debt, then it’s time to retire Thatcher-era monetarism and adopt a modern, cost-efficient approach to its management.

12 Jan 2025 12:38 +0000 · 4 min · NeilW

The Limits of Taxation

Understanding the Physical and Social Constraints of the Public Sector

5 Jan 2025 09:56 +0000 · 3 min · NeilW