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The Economy

The Fund We Never Built

Britain and Norway found the same sea of oil at the same time and did opposite things with the money. One built the largest fund in the world; the other spent it as it arrived. The difference was not luck, and it was not virtue. It was a rule.

The Crossbencher · 18 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

The Economy

Who should own the water?

The case for privatising water was serious and made by serious people. It rested on one condition that was never met - and the geometry of what happens when it isn't.

The Crossbencher · 16 Jul 2026 · 3 min

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