The Blair governments did a lot to fight poverty, but were famously relaxed about inequality, or more specifically the earnings of the 1%. For many in those governments this reflected their own views, but it also reflected a political calculation.The calculation went as follows. To win, Labour needed to be seen as competent to run the economy. The media all too often look … [Read more...] about Inequality and the Left: Miliband, business leaders and tax
Simon Wren-Lewis
About Simon Wren-Lewis
Simon Wren-Lewis is a British economist. He is a professor at Oxford University and a Fellow of Merton College.