The Other Hand
Jim Power & Chris Johns
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Jul 27, 2021 • 39min
Resuming International travel. What's China up to? Latest IMF views on the world economy. Young people and their pitchforks.
Jim has been travelling but thinks he might need to keep it quiet.China has taken a sledge hammer to its education and tech sectors. Why?Latest IMF economic forecasts on a watershed day for the Irish Economy. Some Covid arithmetic explaining why vaccinated people turning up in hospital is not as worrying as first appears. And young people looking for their pitchforks. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2021 • 36min
Is it time to take a 30 year fixed mortgage? Latest update on the economy. Covid corner: 1200 scientists say the UK is wrong.
Latest inflation news on both sides of the Atlantic has been grim. The debate goes on: is the surge in prices temporary?Lots of data on the Irish economy and a changed future fiscal stance: more spending for longer. The state of our politics: the usual suspects call this austerity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2021 • 36min
Hitting the beach after July 19th? Be prepared for a shock if you are renting a car. Supply chain problems are worsening - not just for autos. Johnson's gamble looks like he's going 'all in'.
Anyone heading off after July 19th should steel themselves for sticker shock, not least for car rental prices. Inflation continues its global creep.Boris Johnson look a worried man - for very good reason. The numbers don’t support what he is doing - or at least reveal a massive gamble. Just as England’s social problems reveal a very troubled country. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 6, 2021 • 36min
Johnson's biggest gamble yet. Eurozone economy finally takes off - but for how long? Why do some journalists make it so personal?
Boris Johnson has always been a gambler. His biggest yet is the decision to lift all Covid restrictions on July 19th. Latest eurozone economic data suggest the long awaited lift-off. Are all newspaper articles still written by real people? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2021 • 32min
The UK government and NPHET couldn't have more different views of the world. Only one of them can be right.
The UK government believes the time has come to live with Covid. NPHET does not.We look at the evidence and what each government believes. In particular, we shine a laser beam on the trade off between health and the economy. Either there is one or there is not. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2021 • 35min
Scientists say jump, government asks: how high? Should policy makers not consider the bigger picture? Will young people become revolting?
Surely governments have a wider remit than do medics and scientists? What is the bigger picture?What is the future for the younger generation? Who is looking after their interests? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 23, 2021 • 41min
Brexit Unfolded: in conversation with author Professor Chris Grey on the publication of his much awaited book.
On the 5th anniversary of the Brexit referendum, Chris Grey publishes Brexit Unfolded, his magisterial account of what has happened since that fateful day. The book explores the debate as it unfolded and the evolution of Brexit’s vague definition into the hardest of outcomes. In conversation with Chris Johns, Professor Grey reveals he almost used ‘lies can never become policy’ as the book’s subtitle. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2021 • 36min
End of the reflation trade? The mysterious NPHET opposition to antigen testing. Cracks in Boris Johnson's wall.
Markets decided weeks ago that the inflation scare is temporary. Now they are doubling down with a bet that the ‘relation trade’ is over: that means big reversals in bonds, commodities and much else besides. Signal or noise?There is far too much muddled thinking on antigen testing. It’s a useful addition to the toolkit. Why NPHET is so opposed is a mysteryA UK by election reveals that southerners with degrees, jobs and a garden don’t like being trashed on a daily basis by Johnson’s culture war mercenaries. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2021 • 36min
The delta variant is coming your way, but so is the populist plague. The G7 and the return of America: perhaps temporary but certainly welcome. A pointless trade deal with Australia.
Johnson once again fluffed his lines when he had to speak them live. He’s all bluster, zero beliefs and much worse than a mere mini-Trump.90+% of covid in the UK is of the India/Delta variety. Does scientific advice make sense? Do the current lockdown restrictions? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 9, 2021 • 36min
G7 is not just about corporate taxes: the environment is even more important. EU and UK fall out over sausages. Out and about in London and Dublin
The G7 has a long and mixed history. It used to be about exchange rates. Today it is mostly taxes but there have been important environmental initiatives of late.Staff shortages in surprising places: out and about in London and DublinUK and EU fall out over sausages. Johnson’s next capitulation is in sight, if the past is anything to go by. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cjpeconomics.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
