What Tim Harford thinks about politics

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Economist and journalist; Financial Times columnist as The Undercover Economist, author of How to Make the World Add Up, and presenter of the Cautionary Tales podcast.

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1. 10 Sept 2026

   Our readingPoliticians often avoid the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or skill to introduce them.

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   Their wordsAll too often, politicians are turning their back on the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or the political skill to introduce them.

   ↗Nudge or tax? At last, some datatimharford.com 2nd of 2 in this piece