Helen Thompson

Helen Thompson

Professor of Political Economy, University of Cambridge
I’m a Professor in Political Economy at the University of Cambridge and the Deputy Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences. I am a regular contributor to the podcast Talking Politics and have a fortnightly column in The New Statesman.
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Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, explains the problematic dynamics of oil production and consumption.
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Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, explains what contributed to our misunderstanding of Brexit.
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Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, describes how global capital flows have influenced democracy.
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