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1 week ago |
annpettifor.substack.com | Ann Pettifor
I have been working with Shelter, the homeless charity, over the last few months to build up the case for public investment in social housing. In her Spending Review Statement this week the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, dashed our hopes, ignoring the fates of thousands of homeless children and their families.
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1 month ago |
annpettifor.substack.com | Ann Pettifor
My dear friend Frances Coppola and I were walking home last week and discussing empires - as girls do - when she reminded me of the tale of Balshazzar’s Feast. I had to confess to not having read Chapter 5 of Daniel (he of the Lion’s Den) in the Torah, or what Christians call the Old Testament. So let me recap…Daniel, a captive of the Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian empire, had witnessed both the power and the decline of Nebuchadnezzar’s rule.
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1 month ago |
annpettifor.substack.com | Ann Pettifor
Greetings dear, and loyal readers. Apologies for the radio silence. There are several reasons: I am working closely with the publisher on the intense editing stage of my book and trying to ensure that it acknowledges and incorporates the instability and insecurity wrought by Trump. The hope is to send it to bed before the end of May. This week I’ve struggled over a presentation to the Progressive Economy Conference - UK Economic Policy in the Age of Trump - at University of London’s SOAS campus.
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2 months ago |
annpettifor.substack.com | Ann Pettifor
Will another failure of the shadow banking system blow up what I call the Global Casino? And what will be the impact on households, firms and governments? The US bond market is tanking as the Bloomberg chart below shows. We need to stop talking trade, and start talking US Treasuries. Trump has aimed a wrecking ball at the global financial system Everyone is talking trade. Trade imbalances, trade tariffs and trade tensions. Trade it turns out, is truly scary. Trade wars lead to real wars.
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2 months ago |
annpettifor.substack.com | Ann Pettifor
Do not underestimate the gravity of the Trump Shock of 2nd April, 2025. Above all, do not underestimate the impact it will have on your pension, your investments, possibly your job, and your economy - wherever you may be. System Change is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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