By: Paul Ormerod

Paul Ormerod is an economist at Volterra Partners LLP, author and an Honorary Professor at the Alliance Business School at the University of Manchester

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Confusion is the keyword for UK bonds as financial markets’ confidence fades

May 31, 2023

Financial markets have the jitters on UK bonds - and this is partially the fault of government debt, and partially the fault of the country's lack of productivity, writes Paul Ormerod
Windfall taxes, like speeding fines, can’t be a plaster solution for losing tax revenue

May 24, 2023

Speeding fines are effectively becoming a tax for councils, a way to raise revenues. But it's a short-term fix for a long-term problem exactly like windfall taxes, writes Paul Ormerod
Artificial intelligence won’t destroy your job, just look at Octopus Energy’s use of AI

May 17, 2023

Many worry that AI will steal our jobs. But just look at how Octopus Energy uses it, and you'll see that AI, like any other wave of innovation, also brings new jobs and opportunities, writes Paul Ormerod
Starmer is right, we need to give up on the cult of a university education for all

May 10, 2023

Keir Starmer won't abolish tuition fees like previously promised. His decision, so contested by many, is the first step towards a more egalitarian education system, writes Paul Ormerod
The Bank of England needs trade unionists and social scientists to stop groupthink

April 26, 2023

The Bank of England relies on models that aren't fit for purpose and is often guilty of groupthink. Welcoming social scientists and even trade unionists among its ranks could actually be beneficial, writes Paul Ormerod
Monopolies hire too many pointless managers and kill off productivity growth

April 19, 2023

Does your boss - or the economy - really need you?
Our ailing productivity is workers’ payback to the greed of bankers after the 2008 crash

April 12, 2023

If workers are quiet quitting, its because they have seen bankers get away with getting paid more for doing less.
From international trade to interest rates, macroeconomics is in yet another tail spin

April 5, 2023

Last week, anti-Brexit campaigners started complaining about the minuscule economic benefit of joining the CPTPP, but almost no one shaking a fist knows a thing about microeconomics, writes Paul Ormerod
Yes, money can buy happiness and our well-being doesn’t plateau as we get richer

March 29, 2023

The secret to happiness is...money. Recent studies have finally solved the debate on how to calculate what makes us happy, and indeed, it's having more funds, writes Paul Ormerod
Our struggle with illegal immigration will be nothing compared to in 10 years time

March 22, 2023

The draw for people to come to the UK will only become greater as climate change starts to cause extreme weather, writes Paul Ormerod.

Blackrock fund limits withdrawals amid private credit fears

Fifa’s credibility is shot because it can’t decide what it wants to be

Ford Mustang Sutton CS800DH review: Taming a wild horse

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