Will Printing Money and QE cause Runaway Inflation?Watch this video on YouTube After the First World War, the German government were left with huge debts and reparation payments to the Allies. Faced with striking workers the government began printing money to pay workers higher salaries. It gave the government a temporary breathing space, …
Africa's Population Will Soar – Europe's Will CollapseWatch this video on YouTube A Huge Shift in Global Population is Coming – Africa To Overtake Europe. The world is going to change dramatically over the next 50 years. Currently, Africa has around 18% of the global population, but by the end of the century, this …
Do you remember when Covid led to empty shelves, panic buying of toilet paper and then when it all ended – a surge in inflation? It was only 3 years ago, though it feels longer. However, US stores could soon see looming shortages as 145% tariffs on China caused a sharp drop in US imports …
Why Local Councils Are Going BANKRUPTWatch this video on YouTube Rubbish piled up on the streets was one of the most evocative images of the 1970s. But the winter of discontent is back with Birmingham city council struggling to stave off bankruptcy. But, it’s not just Birmingham, the national audit office argue that a cumulative …
How to Tax The Wealthy – Wealth Taxes Which WorkWatch this video on YouTube In the past two decades, average wages have stagnated and government debt has risen. It seems to be an era of austerity. But, it’s not all bad news. UK household wealth has reached a record £13.6 trillion – over six times …
House Prices – What Happens Next?Watch this video on YouTube Here is a graph that often surprises me. If we adjust UK house prices for inflation, they are the same level as 2003. In other words, if you bought a house in 2003, ignore the effects of inflation, then the average house hasn’t increased in …
UK Households Set to be POORER by 2030Watch this video on YouTube After 15 years of stagnating living standards, a new report suggests that after housing costs, real disposable income are likely to continue falling for the next five years. The decline will be felt by all income groups, but those on benefits, poorer households, …
How to Deal with AI – Universal Basic IncomeWatch this video on YouTube AI is coming for your job. It doesn’t matter if you are taxi driver, accountant or god forbid writer and podcaster, AI and chat bots are going to be able to do it better. Goldman Sachs forecast 300 million jobs could be …