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David Lizoain

David Lizoain graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics in 2004 and from the LSE with a Masters in Development Studies in 2005. He worked as an economist and in the Cabinet of the President of Catalonia, Spain.

Brexit Shows Us What Real First World Problems Look Like

David Lizoain

Brexit is treated as exceptional when it is symptomatic of a far larger trend. The First World is breaking down, and this is prompting a

Why A March To The Centre Is Not The Path To Victory

David Lizoain

The most frequent critique of first past the post (FPTP) is that by favouring the creation of stable majorities it generates unfair and unrepresentative results.

Stockholm Syndrome Social Democracy

David Lizoain

The recent social democratic playbook is depressingly familiar: first, campaign on a demand stimulus and/or an end to austerity. Second, upon winning (usually by the

Charting Decline In Europe

David Lizoain

Two years have passed since Mario Draghi promised to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro. The bond markets have calmed down but the