Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A fork in the road
The media are on fire with speculation about the consequences of Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs which echo disastrous US policies of the 1930s. These tariffs have been imposed with little or no consultation and with threats of escalation in the event of countermeasures. The examples of Canada, Germany and Taiwan show no recognition of…
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The baton passes to Europe
However much they would like just to focus on doing profitable business in this country, international turbulence is posing big risks to the plans and investments of many UK businesses. From a flood of insightful articles in journals and newspapers, we have concluded that new realities affecting the overall UK economy, and individual businesses in…
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A Strange New World for Business
Economic and business planning these days is a bit like trying to play chess on the deck of a yacht in a storm. It appears inevitable that the introduction of new and arbitrary trade tariffs, cancelling major trade agreements, and restricting strategic exports will reduce international trade. Nevertheless, this is the approach of the new…
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Bridging the dangerous revenue gap
Turning around the UK economy in the face of the national debt burden, cash-starved public services and infrastructure, expensive and poorly performing privatised services, and damaged trading relations with our biggest market, Europe, is an immense task. Then, of course, there is Russia’s nonsensical war on Ukraine and political turbulence and trade disruption coming across…
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Turnarounds take time but are worthwhile
We live in amazing times. The UK electorate voted in July for a serious-minded government, committed to better public services, and an economy focused on growth and a sustainable energy transition, but according to the media they are already suffering buyers’ remorse. The US electorate, having tried such an approach for four years, have just…
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Progress despite uncertainty
The government is moving with deceptive speed to address problems with UK public services, improve relationships with our European neighbours and lay the foundations of an investment-led growth economy which can profit from and use leading edge technologies. Two big uncertainties overhang future prospects:
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