Economics of Imperialism

Analysis of how the world economy works

Monday, 3 February 2020

Brexit & the British Working Class *

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Much has been written on Brexit, stage 1 of which occurred on 31 January. But a key point has been ignored: the UK’s departure from the Eu...
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Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Oath of Allegiance

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Anyone observing the opening of the new UK Parliament session yesterday will have been aware of the fatuous flummery of absurd rituals...
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Friday, 13 December 2019

All Quiet on the Western Front

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The British elected, by a big majority, a Conservative government run by certified liars and incompetents in order to ‘Get Brexit Done’. [...
Tuesday, 22 October 2019

British Workers

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As we wait impatiently while the Brits go through the interminable travail of Brexit, let us have a look at who they are. Not directly in ...
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Monday, 7 October 2019

FX & Imperialism

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What affects the exchange rate of a country’s currency? The answer depends on where that country stands in the world economy. Not simply b...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Labour, Imperialism & Finance

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Following are slides for my presentation on a panel at ‘The World Transformed’ conference in Brighton on Monday 23 September. It was wel...
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Tony Norfield
I use the term ‘imperialism’ in the classical sense to describe the system of domination in the capitalist world economy. Liberal commentary is more open these days to some notion of imperialism. But usually it is another country that is being imperialist, especially the US, and not the home country. The focus on the US is understandable, but ignores the role that a number of other countries play in the system, not least the UK. If we uncover this too, we will get a better analysis of what is really going on in the world. I am based in London and my academic training is in economics and mathematics. I worked for 8 years as an economic consultant, and for close to 20 years in bank dealing rooms in the City, latterly as Executive Director in charge of analysing global FX markets for a major European bank. I have travelled to some 40 countries on business. At present I am researching imperialism and the world economy. I want this blog to generate informed debate & discussion. Comments are welcome. Nobody has all the answers; anyone can make mistakes. But that is no excuse for being an idiot and not seeking the truth.
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