Lighter readings
Economic growth doesn’t have to mean ‘more’ – consuming ‘better’ will also protect the planet, The Conversation, 2023
The ‘levelling up’ bidding process wastes time and money – here’s how to improve it , The Conversation, 2023
Why Meta’s share price collapse is good news for the future of social media, The Conversation, 2022
Fracking: the simple test for whether it should happen in the UK, The Conversation, 2022.
UK energy crisis: why rationing is likely to happen this winter, whether Liz Truss likes it or not, The Conversation 2022.
Energy crisis: why French households are largely protected from soaring costs while British families struggle, The Conversation 2022.
Tech firms face more regulation after moves to stop ‘killer’ acquisitions – but innovation could also be under threat, The Conversation 2022.
New USB-C charger rule shows how EU regulators make decisions for the world, The Conversation 2022.
Five things that economists know, but sound wrong to most other people, The Conversation 2022.
CE or UKCA? The cost of taking back control of our own product regulations, LSE British Politics and Society blog 2022.
The cost of war: how Russia’s economy will struggle to pay the price of invading Ukraine, The Conversation 2022. (also in French and in Spanish)
Facebook: latest court case shows how Europe is clamping down on big tech, The Conversation, 2021. (also in Indonesian)
Google loses appeal against €2.4 billion fine: tech giants might now have to re-think their entire business models , The Conversation, 2021
The handling of the Owen Paterson case is a danger to the entire fabric of British politics, The Conversation, 2021
Coronavirus: how to make the three-tier lockdown work, The Conversation, 2020 (also in French)
UK trade negotiations: to strike better deals, hand a veto to nations and regions, The Conversation, 2020
Streamed music and digital images have driven the comeback of vinyl and printed photos, The Conversation, 2019