:Fixed Point

My wife and I are expecting our first child and I thought it would be interesting to offer a sort of diary of observations related to economics and child rearing.
First observation related to the future. Up until a couple of months ago we believed that we still might have some sort of social life, babysitters […]

Tesco announces half-year profits of £1bn and makes no secret of its plans to get even bigger. Cue image of Terry Leahy sneering and stroking a white cat.
The growth and success of the supermarket industry is a cause of great angst in England. We are not good with commercial success anyway, but when it comes […]