2026-10-21T11:53:30Z https://nostr.now Simon Wren-Lewis https://nostr.now/npub1qeqkwenwtln92nx9zaxe7dja7u8kdvxj33dvxrer0rgk7pl86jnsm658yu https://econtwitter-media.mwt.me/accounts/avatars/109/364/132/215/555/858/original/5e3c1b679bfaa9d9.jpg https://econtwitter-media.mwt.me/accounts/avatars/109/364/132/215/555/858/original/5e3c1b679bfaa9d9.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqxhf7fdsd75342hg3vsm3jsjc8m0wpk7nx79u7hpzhphmqz0qdjqzyqryzemxde07v42vc5t5m8ekthms7e4s62x94sc0ydudzmc8ul22wfvhtn9 New post: Why improving health is an excellent investment in the economy<br/><a href="https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/09/why-improving-health-is-excellent.html">https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/09/why-improving-health-is-excellent.html</a><br/>As a recent IPPR report shows, the UK at the moment is an excellent example of why a healthy economy depends on a healthy population (and shows how best to achieve that). 2024-09-28T08:11:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8lwqhw5lur3zjvk5e6l85v26juj3yzfr0atkcz23qe9dkmk72fngzyqryzemxde07v42vc5t5m8ekthms7e4s62x94sc0ydudzmc8ul22wuhgr9k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvdc9u59pre0r0uyf6kj564rn9y0pgvk6un4vuykwz3ar7zc909cx32rnj'>nevent1q…2rnj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But this does sound a bit conspiritorial. It can happen, but often I think politicians adopt or maintain bad fiscal rules because of what I have elsewhere called mediamacro: incorrect analogies between governments and households that political journalists love to use, mostly not because they have an agenda but because it allows them to think they understand macro. 2024-09-17T08:41:51Z