Daniel Hannan: Populists flourish after financial crises – but they get found out in the end

One historical study has found that, on average, authoritarian parties surge by around 30 per cent as the economic consequences play out.

No, the case for austerity is not based on a spreadsheet error

When the media reports on a complicated issue, the truth can be horribly distorted – not so much through outright… Read more »

The long and winding road to recovery

Christopher Caldwell’s article contains an interesting aside about George Osborne and his German opposite number: “An aide who was present… Read more »

Financial repression

Is financial repression as bad as it sounds? The best answer to that is: no, but only just. Carmen Reinhart, writing… Read more »