This week on Democracy Sausage we chart a course through economics and currency affairs and find out why the government rates a surplus with Peter Martin.

With much to lose and little to gain from military intervention, Beijing needs to chart a course to return Hong Kong to normality, Stephen Nagy writes.

From Boris to Brussels and the Backstop, this week on Democracy Sausage we give EU a look into Brexit Britain with Ros Taylor of the Remainiacs pod.

The China-US trade war, Trump’s reckless use of Twitter, and now the new currency war will only lead to increased uncertainty, less private investment, and further slowdown in economic growth, Warwick McKibbin writes.

Instead of using surveys or household expenditure to measure levels of inequality, Bhutan should use its income tax return data to make the right policy decisions, Tobden Tobden writes.

In a time when ageing populations have become the new norm, countries should refer to China’s economic demography strategy, Lauren Johnston writes.