Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Our prime ministers have become mere spokesmen for the Treasury. They keep waiting for it to provide the answers. But it is the Treasury senior staff who are the problem. 164
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Greens propose to drop interest rates as the main inflation tool. So it's a good moment to ask why we discarded the world Kalecki knew (full employment as the aim), for monetary policy primacy, independent central banks & a buffer stock of unemployed labour. open.substack.com/pub/patricia...open.substack.comThe Political Aspects of UnemploymentWhy price stability does not require an army of the unemployed. 1118
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bailey tries to fend off criticism of QT by arguing its cost is “neutral". But that's only true over 60 years. The political consequences of the Bank's operations are immediate and land in the current parliament. Good to see the Guardian make this point today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Guardian view on the Bank of England’s £120bn bill: power without accountability | EditorialEditorial: Quantitative tightening has blurred the line between monetary and fiscal policy, leaving ministers accountable for decisions they cannot directly control 331
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 15/09/2026So the mother of all economic crises is brewing. And it is reasonable to think that the solutions will require a permanent break with the dominant economic theory. Still, just like the Great Depression, it can take a long time for political leaders to realise that. 050
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Whatever AI does “autonomously” its creators ought to be made responsible for it. Period. These firms purport to offer near infinite capability but conveniently claim they have no control. 063
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I like to think about how economic arrangements get naturalised, presented as inevitable when they are actually constructs. I've found that art and religion can serve this purpose, and indeed have done so for centuries. This piece is one instance of that. open.substack.com/pub/patricia...open.substack.comThe Virgin, the Mountain and the Mythology of ExtractionWhen my husband and I visited Peru five years ago, we stopped by the Andean village of Chinchero, home of the church of Our Lady of Montserrat (in Spanish ‘Iglesia Colonial de Chinchero’). 051
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I saw Reform’s official statement refers to climate activists as “foreign funded”. I think Politicians should refer to Reform Uk as “the foreign-funded Reform Party” 2238
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Our public services were placed in private hands under the erroneous assumption that profit incentives coincided with prudent public behaviour. But they do not, bc the private sector does not bear the cost of public risks, such as running out of drinking water or domestic energy. 073
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Ending neoliberalism requires breaking with orthodox economic thinking. You can’t “end neoliberalism” while seeking approval from those who see its theories as the only credible option. If the solutions to our problems existed within the current paradigm. We would have solved them already. 194
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 20/08/2026New piece on the 2022 energy crisis. The episode highlighted real vulnerabilities. Yet the response was mostly palliative. Trade interruptions showed us where a solution might lie. We go into the next energy crisis not having fully absorbed the lessons. open.substack.com/pub/patricia...open.substack.comThe 2022 energy crisis: fixing everything but the priceThe market structure that drove prices in 2022 is still in place, and Britain is heading into another energy shock with it. 040
Reposted by Patricia PinoMMTUK Policy Research Group @mmtuk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The Bank held rates this week, and rightly so. Monetary policy can't fix an imported energy shock, but it can stop standing in the way of the fiscal policy that can. Writes @patriciapino.bsky.socialmmtuk.orghttps://mmtuk.org/research/the-wrong-tool-for-the-job/ 141
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Supply shocks have made the sectoral character of inflation impossible to ignore. But we still haven’t fully grappled with what that implies for monetary policy and how we manage inflation. My new piece 👇: The Sectoral Anatomy of Inflation open.substack.com/pub/patricia...open.substack.comThe Sectoral Anatomy of InflationWhy a single instrument aimed at demand cannot reach multifaceted inflation dynamics. 051
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The 1998 framework gave the Bank operational independence on the assumption that its operations would be narrow, predictable, and modest in fiscal consequence. None of those conditions still hold to today. My first piece for The Steady State. open.substack.com/pub/patricia...open.substack.comThe Fiscal Weight of Monetary PolicyThe logic of central bank independence is being overrun by unconventional monetary policy 251
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The policy I wrote got featured in the Guardian. @mmtuk.bsky.social The Guardian view on energy shocks: winter is coming – and Labour needs a plan | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Guardian view on energy shocks: winter is coming – and Labour needs a plan | EditorialEditorial: Clean power remains essential. But until it arrives, Britain must stop LNG made scarce by the Iran war setting gas and electricity prices 0210
Reposted by Patricia PinoModern Money Lab @modernmoneylab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Don't miss #MMT scholar Patricia Pino's online talk next week! Designing a Counter-Inflationary Job Guarantee for the United Kingdom: Political Economy, Constraints, and Trade-offs Tuesday 7th April 🇦🇺 9:00pm AEST 🇨🇳 7pm CST 🇬🇧 12pm BST 🇪🇺 1pm CEST 🇺🇲 🇨🇦 7am EDT events.humanitix.com/patricia-pin...events.humanitix.comPatricia Pino on designing a UK Job GuaranteeJoin us for an online talk with Patricia Pino on designing a counter-inflationary Job Guarantee for the UK: political economy, constraints, and trade-offs 1204
Reposted by Patricia PinoMMTUK Policy Research Group @mmtuk.bsky.social · 01/04/2026MMT Richard Murphy recently published a critique of the core policy at the heart of MMT: the Job Guarantee. It was reasoned and balanced, but we believe misrepresented the Job Guarantee in key areas. Here is our response.mmtuk.orgThe Job Guarantee - A Response to Richard MurphyA comprehensive response to Richard Murphy's critique of the Job Guarantee, examining administrative feasibility, inflation concerns, and the fundamental nature of unemployment. 1158
Reposted by Patricia PinoEddy Canfor-Dumas @ec-d.bsky.social · 30/01/2026@patriciapino.bsky.social @profstevekeen.bsky.social @richardjmurphy.bsky.social 052
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Not a boost. This is directly related to the worsening unemployment figures. 172
Reposted by Patricia PinoMMTUK Policy Research Group @mmtuk.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Unemployment is the result of political choices. MMTUK's UK Job Guarantee proposal shows how a different set of choices could end involuntary unemployment and strengthen local economies across Britain. It launches on 25 Feb. Join us: mmtuk.org/news/bill-mi... #MMT 063
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Im really looking forward to this event. As this project and policy paper has been in the works for quite some time. Please share far and wide with anyone currently interested (or involved with) policy making. 023
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Conversando de economía en español a las 4pm hora de Gran Bretaña. 001
Reposted by Patricia PinoPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end 651703569
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I’m leading this with the help of an amazing team of MMT savvy people. Please support our work. 1103
Reposted by Patricia PinoMMTUK Policy Research Group @mmtuk.bsky.social · 06/02/2026MMTUK has launched We're a new, independent research organisation bringing Modern Monetary Theory to UK policy debates. Our first paper launches later this month: a fully-costed UK Job Guarantee proposal. mmtuk.org #MMT #UKPoliticsmmtuk.orgHome | MMTUKMMTUK is an independent research organisation producing evidence-based economic analysis informed by Modern Monetary Theory. Explore our articles, education resources and community. 11410
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The UK (and Canada) obviously needs to sign some kind of new security agreement with the EU that excludes the US. But that doesn’t not require us to join the EU. 170
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 23/01/2026This is going to be big. migrantinsider.com/p/twin-citie...migrantinsider.comTwin Cities Workers Strike Against ICE. Two Hundred Cities Follow.As two hundred and fifteen cities prepare to walk out today in solidarity with Minneapolis, the whole world is watching. 050
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 20/01/2026This is when the size to the EU can be a hindrance rather than help. 010
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 19/01/2026The tariffs are paid by US citizens not the UK. We do not need to apply counter tariffs where these would harm ourselves. But we do need to remove any US service that now represents a security risk. I.e. Starlink/X/Tesla/Palantir etc. We then invest in our own systems 2135
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 19/01/2026When Starmer mentioned the “values that guide us”… i thought he would evoke something of the post 1945 spirit that his Party led. Instead, he centres the UK/US relationship. …Sigh It seems we’re going to sink with the ship. 140
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 18/01/2026I have a feeling that by the time this is all over the world will owe so much to Minneapolis. 0223
Reposted by Patricia PinoZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Palantir was a warning sign. Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment. All in the name of "investment." What about national security? 15539581196
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Wondering if Brits realise just how important this cause is for securing the continued existence of our own NHS. 030
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Thats it. 10%? I have to admit i expected worse than that. And imv indicates hesitation/anxiety. He knows the tariffs are paid by US consumers. Best response for the UK is to ignore and invest in our own economy. 160
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 16/01/2026She was shot through the window on the side of the head. When the paramedics arrived, she had a pulse... she was still alive... she was STILL alive... while those monsters denied her care from a local physician. 090
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 15/01/2026As a general rule of thumb for policymakers, waging both internal and external wars simultaneously is not a good idea. 051
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 24/12/2025“Printing money” is a term that dates back to the gold standard. Not applicable to a fiat currency. Merry Xmas! 181
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I don’t know why I didn’t announce it last week. But after taking some time in maternity leave I have now finally passed my PhD upgrade viva and I am now officially a PhD candidate at @iipp-ucl.bsky.social , looking at ways to model inflation risk in the economy. Yey! 0170
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Radio pundits asking themselves why our Govt seems fine with foreign states running companies within the UK. Well, what private companies & foreign states have in common, of course, is that they can’t be held democratically accountable by us. Our govt is allergic to democracy. 093
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Btw… “The government can put the rich in their place! … but… to do so it first needs to get some money from them” … is not a coherent argument. 1103
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 26/03/2025That OBR forecast would have a lot more weight if it wasn’t because they tend to overestimate economic performance and underestimate the damage austerity causes *every* *single* *time*. 0145
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 25/03/2025How the government's "magic money" computers work. 0146
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Maybe this is why he was so upset? www.ft.com/content/62df...ft.com$1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for TeslaWhen money spent on assets doesn’t result in assets 051
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 18/03/2025The priority of Fiat currencies should be to ensure workers and those who depend on them have reliable and decent incomes during both booms and recessions. The priority of Fiat currencies should not be to protect the value of the assets of idle rich people. 094
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Reeves MUST know that further cuts will just deepen the recession. Surely she MUST know. 3175
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 12/03/2025If Trump doesn’t want a trade deficit why does he want the $ to stay as reserve currency? What’s the point? Does he even know what a reserve currency is? 181
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 11/03/2025If you’re defending immigrants (and you should) please don’t argue that the main benefit of having them is to have an available underclass of people ready to work for peanuts. 1379
Patricia Pino @patriciapino.bsky.social · 06/03/2025The size of the US trade deficit is a reflection of its status as a world reserve currency. It is a position of privilege which allowed the US to benefit from consuming substantially more than it produced, gaining it *real* wealth. Trump now frames this as exploitative. 1187