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My appearance on BBC Question Time Brexit Special – Clacton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001n3px/question-time-2023-22062023
...Read More »Article for the Independent on the Bank of England
The debate over mortgage rates and the high rate of inflation is made difficult by the general view that the Bank of England is independent. This discourages politicians and media from debating their actions and thoughts, and impedes government action.
Constitutionally this is incorrect. The Bank does have the independent power...Read More »
Too much inflation
Prices rise when too much money chases too few goods and services. As economists would say, when potential demand outstrips supply, prices rise.
The Bank of England has presided over a big expansion of the amount of money and credit available from March 2020 to 2022. There have been supply shortages...Read More »
My visit to Bexprt in Winnersh
On Friday 16th June I visited Bexprt in Winnersh to learn about the business and meet founder and CEO Mo Hamdy, Chief Marketing Officer Gwen Edwards and Mahmoud El Zayet, Head of Department, Cloud Consultancy and Training. I was delighted to congratulate them on The Department for International Trade’s “Made...Read More »
Regulating Artificial Intelligence
I have great news for the government. All the bad things that Artificial intelligence could bring are already crimes. They can be prevented or prosecuted just as their less technically sophisticated versions can be. Theft or fraud by a computer programme is theft or fraud by the person who set...Read More »