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Economics, political economy and finance in language that might make some sense. cjpeconomics.substack.com

Jim Power & Chris Johns


    • Dec 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    'A numbed & dumbed generation'. Is it too late to regulate tech? Or is it now too big to fail?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 46:44


    In conversation with Joan Mulvihill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Give the task of managing the domestic economy to the IDA. Restrict the Finance Ministry to bean counting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 28:29


    Bought a book lately? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    The assault on Ireland's reputation and soft power.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 33:50


    Some of the punches are landing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Is inflation on the rise again? Britain to rejoin the EU? ChatGPT looks tired.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 34:30


    Starmer looks finished Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Trump declares war on the EU. It's time for someone to stand up. Anyone.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 31:02


    It's time for rage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Maybe Irish corporation taxes are destined never to collapse? Famous last words? The Department of Yes and No

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 33:01


    A big week for economic data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    An American Oligarchy takes shape. Russia leads, Trump follows.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 31:49


    OECD economic forecasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    UK & Irish tax & govt. spending: a real drag. An explanation of the the USA - Russia bromance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 32:44


    Vance & co hate Europe because...... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Could anybody get elected in Ireland on a platform of fiscal restraint? Reeves last budget?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 30:20


    A tale of two budgets. Or not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ukraine is sold out by America. The weird connections between Hobbits, right-wing nutjobs and Moscow.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 31:10


    All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Nationalism: where does it come from? The glue that binds us or the poison that kills us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 39:52


    In conversation with Professor Shane O'Mara Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ireland gets a new Finance Minister - possibly not the best one available. Trump opens some files.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 27:58


    Zero or lots: the only two numerical concepts allowed to enter the immigration discourse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Another Liz Truss moment for the UK? Clown car government in full view

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 31:18


    Irish inflation and the 'New' Housing plan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Trump's superpower: is inflation about to play the role of Kryptonite?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 34:58


    Time to crowdfund the BBC? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Musk's trillion $ wages. AI: boundless possibilities or extinction level event?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 33:48


    Trump Towers everywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Does money drive us mad? Discuss. The madness of UK economic policy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 30:50


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    Do tech billionaires have anything to say about how to run the country? They do, but are they worth listening to?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 35:41


    Maybe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Irish economy shrinks....but is up double digits. Keir Starmer: MIA. All the latest data.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 33:40


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    Economic growth: it's more mysterious, more fragile and more unusual than you can possibly imagine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 33:23


    Some reflections in the wake of the recent Nobel Prize for economics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    AI is everywhere apart from the data. Trump crowns himself and dumps on Americans.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 30:41


    Stock markets go up, again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Will boredom rather than Trump scupper Ireland's success? Latest data. House prices again.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 27:49


    Too few taxpayers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    China is winning. The next industrial revolution will be just like first: based on cheap energy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 36:56


    The IMF says the global economy is in surprisingly reasonable shape Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Why the next bust is going to be particularly nasty. What would a business-friendly budget look like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 34:32


    The trend is your friend. Until it bends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Budget 2026. And a bit on current market madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 25:53


    A strategic budget? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    France is broken. Britain is broken. Ireland is not. So stop trying to fix it

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 40:17


    AI does not understand. Humans do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    The evils of social media & the internet's 'enshittification'. The great AI Bubble: when will it burst?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 35:22


    The EU needs to shrink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Dishonest tax policy on both sides of the Irish sea. Green is good economics.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 31:20


    Radical suggestions and enviable certainty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Digital ID: coming soon to a country near you. Immigration & the economy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 36:02


    Farage or Burnham for next UK PM? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Economic resilience - don't take it for granted. Just ask Argentina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 29:57


    Latest update from the OECD. And walking for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Budgets loom in Ireland & the UK. The fiscal contrast grows ever more stark.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 30:46


    Trump trashes the Constitution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    The UK love bombs Trump. Markets go all in on AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 33:32


    Jim's walk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Don't mention the war. Is it possible to be optimistic? Sincere and performative beliefs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 40:09


    Some automation would be a very good thing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Have the limits of democracy been reached? France suggests yes. But all the alternatives are still much worse.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 36:54


    America opts for ill health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Is Trump rewriting the rules of economics? Should Taiwan give up now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 33:44


    Needed: Moral clarity and policy effectiveness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Raising a flag to mark the demise of Western civilisation. Buying gold and selling...everything?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 31:39


    Is there a little bit of racism in all of us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    The UK Chancellor damages the economy, the Prime Minister-in-waiting sullies the country

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 37:06


    An Irish presidential hopeful that Jim can support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ireland is one of the richest, most equal societies on earth. Go figure.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 33:29


    How did wind and solar become a matter of anti-wokism? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Peace in our time? Probably not. 'MAGA Marxism' - count the ironies, follow the money

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 32:49


    Read before commenting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Ireland is distorting EU economic data. The tyranny of the minority. Tariffs & inflation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 32:18


    A theory of everything that is going wrong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Can The EU survive MAGA? The ultimate test looms.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 30:16


    A worthwhile Canadian initiative: stand up to Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Unemployment rises for the first time in a while. Tax receipts still booming.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 34:28


    ChatGPT5 is here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Don't hand the country's infrastructure to Musk. Or Bezos. Or any tech bro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 31:45


    Trump plays with bond market fire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Is data on the US now fundamentally corrupted?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 29:33


    All exports to the US to go through the six counties? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Trump bends reality - but for how long?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 30:30


    The EU's abject humiliation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Leprechaun economics spreads. Flooding the zone in the US & UK - will Ireland be next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 32:33


    Farage looks like a shoe-in for Prime Minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    A cunning plan. It might just work !

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 30:22


    Long thought to be extinct - evidence of strategic thinking spotted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Trump breaks with Murdoch. And the US economy keeps humming along

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 30:30


    The tariff threat hasn't gone away Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Will the OTB kill the Irish Economy? Real house prices: context if not consolation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 33:51


    Trump to fire Powell? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Everyone is left behind in the UK. Vance tries to put lipstick on a pig

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 27:37


    All the latest data Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    At last! the solution to the housing crisis: build match boxes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 32:46


    Why didn't we think of this before? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Should Ireland care about the UK's slide into despair?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 40:51


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