The politics of a tragedy
A horrific fire in a tower block in Kensington is adding to Britain’s anti-establishment mood Source link
Whither housing? A look at interest rate and inflationary considerations
– by New Deal democrat Starting tomorrow we get to the time of month when the data on the important long leading sector of housing begins to be reported. So…
How could they vote for him?
By now you will have probably read thousands of words about Trump’s sweeping election victory, so what can I hope to add? The biggest puzzle for me, and I suspect…
Whatever she may say, Theresa May won’t fight the next election
ASKED in Japan whether she intends to stand down as leader of the Conservative Party in 2019 Theresa May replied that, on the contrary, she plans to lead her party…
Repeat home sales accelerate slightly monthly, but continue to show YoY deceleration
– by New Deal democrat This morning’s repeat house price indexes from the FHFA and Case Shiller continued to show deceleration in this metric which is very important to home…
The Labour Party is in jubilant mood as it meets for its annual conference
By Bagehot ABOUT half-way through “Jaws”, Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster, Sheriff Brody (Roy Schneider) finally catches sight of the giant shark that has been wreaking havoc in the high seas…
Wall Street Journal Reports on Another High-Level American Chatting with Putin
This is interesting. Another high-level American seeking wisdom and advice from Vladimir Putin. I guess anyone can to talk to whoever they wish to talk to. But, are there no…
An evening with Momentum at the Labour Party conference
By BAGEHOT | BRIGHTON I VENTURED into Momentum’s “A World Transformed” jamboree—a sort of parallel conference running alongside the main Labour Party conference—with some nervousness. Momentum has a reputation for…
The Misinformation About Immigrants in the United States
During the Trump administration (according to the Migration Policy Institute), the Trump administration signed over four hundred executive actions on immigration between January 2017 and July 2020. These executive action…
mainly macro: October Budget 7: Soaking the rich?
This, my final post on the forthcoming budget, is designed to provide a guide to how to read what Reeves announces (or doesn’t announce) in a way that goes rather…
How the Corbynites want to reverse the 1980s
Labour plans to use Margaret Thatcher’s methods to overturn the Thatcher revolution Source link
The shallow downturn in industrial production continues
NewDealdemocrat | October 17, 2024 5:57 pm – by New Deal democrat Before I get to the (relatively) good news in retail sales, let’s take…
The Tory conference reflects the dismal state of the party
By BAGEHOT | MANCHESTER IF I had to sum up the Labour Party conference in Brighton last week in a single word, it would be “frightening”. A major British political…
2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in September
– by Bill McBride Calculated Risk NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales all include a comparison to September 2019 for each local market (some 2019…
A strange disease has taken hold of British politics
By BAGEHOT | MANCHESTER BRITAIN is suffering from a very un-British affliction at the moment: millenarianism. A country that has always prided itself on its support for common sense and…
September producer prices almost entirely benign; very little upward pressure in the pipeline
– by New Deal democrat Sometimes producer prices lead consumer prices; sometimes they don’t – but in the sense that sometimes there is no lag at all before increases show…
Damian Green’s exit gives Theresa May a problem—and an opportunity
By BAGEHOT AT THE last prime minister’s questions of the year, on December 20th, Damian Green loyally sat on Theresa May’s right and bellowed his support at all the right…
Topping up as part of an integrated neighborhood approach
Introduction to how the Netherlands are going about to fix a housing shortage issue. Topping involves adding another floor or layer to an already existing building in the Netherlands for…
Theresa May wastes an opportunity to regalvanise her party
By BAGEHOT TODAY’S Cabinet reshuffle was billed as a golden opportunity for Theresa May to achieve two things: stamp her authority on the Conservative Party after the debacle of the…
Unwilling or Unable to Move
Partisan Divide? Per the poll discussed below, only 48 percent of Trump supporters got raises while 72 percent of Biden supporters got raises. 27 percent of Trump supporters had changed…