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Punk Economics

Watch: The eurozone debt crisis explained in 'punk economics'

David McWilliams explains our dire situation in terms everyone can understand – and adds his own diagrams…

DAVID McWILLIAMS HAS made a career out of popularising economics – and it seems he’s not done yet.

The floppy-haired one has returned with a new series on Punk Economics. In it, he aims to explain the complex factors behind the eurozone debt crisis – among other things – in language ordinary, er, punks can understand.

There are also handy diagrams as David narrates the situation.

Check out the video here. We’re all for it. (Although David needs to do a little work on his graffiti skills.)

(Video: davidmcwill)

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