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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A post-mortem of pandemic-era lockdowns expose a dangerous disregard for scepticism

March 15, 2023

Did any of the government ministers during lockdown listen to dissenting opinions?
Our regulators are too close to those they should be regulating – and this is a problem

March 1, 2023

Political parties of all colours have been lauding our regulators as "world class". Unfortunately, our regulatory bodies actually have a quite problematic record of failures, writes Paul Ormerod
Sports clubs defy the normal rules of markets and won’t bend to a football watchdog

February 22, 2023

Popularity of sports club is driven by their performance on the field, not by their financials. The very best efforts of a football regulator wouldn’t be able to change the way cultural markets work, writes Paul Ormerod.
The race for AI-powered search engines is a long war and ChatGPT could easily lose

February 15, 2023

Will ChatGPT mean the end of Google searches as we know them? As tech giants compete to get their version of the AI tool in pole position, all is not lost for Google, writes Paul Ormerod
Poor educational outcomes for today’s children could create a future wave of crime

February 8, 2023

Children who started back at school post-pandemic lost valuable life skills, and if we don’t make up for it quickly, it could mean more deprivation - and crime - in Britain, writes Paul Ormerod.
Even in the middle of the war, we need to plan how to rebuild – and fund – Ukraine

February 1, 2023

Western countries must come up with a Marshall Plan 2.0 to rebuild Ukraine when this bloody war ends, writes Paul Ormerod
Rishi Sunak’s strategy of quiet governance won’t deliver an election victory

January 25, 2023

To balance out Liz Truss' short-lived premiership, Rishi Sunak is trying to govern like a grown-up. But being this quiet won't win him the next election, writes Paul Ormerod
A miniscule bit of growth last November is unlikely to save us from a recession this year

January 18, 2023

Whichever way you cut it, the UK is on the brink of a recession. A small boost in growth at the end of last year won't alleviate the cost-of-living crisis and inflation, writes Paul Ormerod
Sunak is right. If more Brits could do maths our economy might just start growing again

January 11, 2023

Sunak’s understanding of maths was an important strength during his time as Chancellor. He is right in promoting a model for education that focuses on improving numeracy skills, writes Paul Ormerod According to Rishi Sunak, everyone up to the age of 18 should be learning maths. It was an idea widely disparaged when the prime [...]
China’s zero-Covid policy must be a cautionary tale for the UK

January 4, 2023

The rise in Covid-19 cases in China has seen the return of travel restrictions – but Paul Ormerod argues the scientific evidence suggests lockdowns aren’t worth the cost – only shifting cases, rather than eliminating them As we greet the new year with the hope of more serene times ahead, some might do it with [...]

Monzo slammed for ‘shaming’ end of year reviews

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

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