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John Maynard Keynes: the cultured economist who governments turn to in a crisis

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A new play about the art-loving Bloomsbury Group member speaks of the enduring battle of ideas with his free-market rival Friedrich Hayek The sound of guns from the advancing German armies could be heard clearly by John Maynard Keynes as his train tr…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:09 UTC.

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