[arshbot]

Zanny Minton Beddoes (the writer of that piece) has a degree in economics from Oxford, a masters from Harvard, worked for the minister of finance Poland, and has worked for the economist for the last 30 years.

She’s conducted surveys and covered policies across the world from South America to Moscow (all this per Wikipedia).

I think she’s well qualified to provide opinion, not sure if I’ll take it - but that’s the point of an opinion piece.

What have you done to qualify yourself for your job? Except write snarky, poorly written and ill contributing comments on this forum for the last decade?