Author Archives for Paul Ormerod

The young contestants on Lord Sugar’s reality TV show The Apprentice sparked outrage last week. They appeared to have virtually [...]

Brexit is about much more than the economic costs and benefits, but the idea that the former dramatically outweigh the [...]

The possibility of Scottish independence is back on the political agenda once again. And one question – which currency would [...]

This year’s Nobel Prize in economics, announced on Monday, was a ray of sunshine amid the prevailing media gloom.   The [...]

Get ready to put your hands deep into your pockets for the boyos and girlos of the Welsh Valleys.  Adam [...]

Area 51 is a mysterious place. Located deep in the Nevada desert, it is home to highly classified US military [...]

Given the climate of intense uncertainty, the FTSE index remains remarkably resilient. It currently sits almost bang in the middle [...]

The latest American Economic Review contains a timely paper. Keith Head and Thierry Mayer, at the University of British Columbia [...]

The Autumn Spending Review announced by the chancellor Sajid Javid barely raised a ripple last week. Yet the increase planned [...]

The expulsion of Bury FC from the English Football League last week continues to generate a huge amount of sound [...]

A report published by Deloitte a couple of weeks ago will have enhanced the feeling of holiday wellbeing for many [...]

August is traditionally the  silly season. Brexit makes this year slightly different, of course, but it is good to see [...]

National Grid is getting a kicking in the aftermath of last Friday’s electricity blackout. Potential explanations swirl around both social [...]

Another week, another retailer biting the dust. The baked potato specialist Spudulike has closed all 37 of its branches, with [...]