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Interview at the European Social Simulation Association 2011 Summer School, Surrey University, July 2011 
Why Most Things Fail?, New Era Economics, Youtube.
A network is as good as a nudge for a Big Society, Financial Times, 15th September 2010. *NEW* The text is also available here.
'What's wrong with macro-economics?', Counterpoint, ABC National Radio, Australia, March 2010
‘Have economists gone mad?’ Podcast of a public lecture given at the University of Bath December 2009
'The Guardian, December 2009' Here is a short piece in the Guardian newspaper about the political economy of public spending. The Left often imagines that public spending is automatically a Good Thing. This piece gives a different perspective.
'Network models of innovation processes and policy implications,' October 2009
Patterns of recession and recovery’, Financial Times, May 2009
‘Munros are no longer our bag’, Scotsman, May 2009
‘The economy is a butterfly’, Giornale di Brescia, May 2009
'Don't panic!' New Statesman, May 2009. The UK government has attracted a lot of criticism for its projections on public sector debt. Here I consider the extent to which they are justified. A slightly condensed version of this appeared in the New Statesman of 7 May 2009.
'How 2009 is going to rebuild us all ' Sunday Times, January 2009. Here is an interesting piece by Bryan Appleyard, a free thinking journalist, on potentially good consequences of the recession. He quotes my views on soccer – he knows full well my main interest is Rugby League, but we come from the same part of the world, and he is a devoted Manchester City fan. So he definitely needed cheering up!
‘Have economists gone mad?’, Atlantic Monthly, March 2009
‘America did save the world!’, Atlantic Monthly, February 2009
‘The Current Economic Crisis and the inherent difficulties of prediction’, Madrid based newspaper La Vanguardia, February 2009
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What is capitalism good for? |
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During November 2008 I took part in the Battle of Idea's conference on capitalism, where I debated to an audience of 500 people. According to the event organisers the debate was a 'festival hit.' Read my introductory remarks or click on your right to watch the full debate. |
'New Thinking In Economics', Night Waves, BBC Radio 3, October 2008 , or read the introduction to the show.
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The Mathematics of Chaos |
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In October I took part in a documentary for BBC 4 on the subject of mathematics which was broadcast on 14 October 2008, 8pm. Click play on your left to view a clip. To view the full documentary please visit BBC iPlayer. |
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How the banks never lose |
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Earlier this year I was interviewed by Channel Four's Dispatches programme on the credit crisis which was broadcast on 25 August 2008, 8pm. Click play on your right to view a clip. |