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Who wins from high house prices. Other than banks?
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Who wins from high house prices. Other than banks?

Last year Boris Johnson blamed the UK's Labour government for not building enough houses. The nerve. But, is supply the only reason housing is so unaffordable. And what can you do to address it?
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Phil and Steve return to the well-worn path of talking about house prices. Why? Because, despite the downturn during the pandemic, followed by sharp rises in interest rates by central banks around the world, house prices are again edging up. Clearly, nothing can stop the march higher, even though an increasing proportion of the population simply can’t a…

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Building a New Economics
The Debunking Economics Podcast
Economist Steve Keen talks to Phil Dobbie about the failings of the neoclassical economics and how it reflects on society.ems-based alternative to mainstream economics