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[Patreon Exclusive]   On the economic drivers and political choices of inflation.   In the absence of workers demanding higher wages, where is inflation coming from? Is there more to it than pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and the Ukraine war? How responsible is Biden's spending package? And how can generations who have never known serious inflation respond?   Three Articles:

• Chartbook #122: What drives inflation?, Adam Tooze, Substack
• Inflation Is No Accident, Christopher Caldwell, Compact
• Britain is drifting towards economic oblivion, Ben Marlow, Telegraph