Japanese gyrations
Can Japan control its latest financial difficulties?
- 29 May 2013
Controlling public spending
John Redwood MP recalls the Thatcher years and draws lessons for the benefit of the Coalition
- 9 May 2013
Nationalist renewal in England, double-speak in Scotland
A nationally-minded party, British in orientation, which concentrates on restoring national control over key policy issues surrendered to Brussels, will make the SNP very nervous
- 3 May 2013
Who is the greenest of them all?
Never mind the eurosceptic split; what about the green split?
- 2 May 2013
Are we all Thatcherites now?
What would Margaret Thatcher think? The truth is, we can't know
- 19 April 2013
Japan – a slow growth special case?
The Japanese economy has struggled to grow over the past 23 years. Is it a slow growth special case?
- 12 April 2013
How much should we pay in benefits?
How much do you think we should pay to those who are not working? How far should the state go in helping and checking up on people’s wish to find a job?
- 3 April 2013
Little support for extension of Kyoto to combat 'global warming'
The EU is going out on a limb for Kyoto II. Is it simply imposing an expensive burden on itself?
- 12 December 2012
What is quantitative easing doing?
QE has helped fuel a higher rate of inflation in the UK than in most other major advanced economies. This in turn has cut real incomes and reduced spending power in the economy
- 25 October 2012
The BBC and Afghanistan
Is the BBC disingenuous in its reporting, or simply inadequately researched?
- 20 September 2012
English tolerance, Scotland and the EU
The Scottish debate is likely to radicalise the English more. More will want England minus Scotland to be treated better, and will want to break the stranglehold of unloved EU government over the English regions
- 12 August 2012
All we need is growth
The Coalition will re-launch itself this autumn with the chance to revisit economic policy to push the economy into growth. What should it do?
- 9 August 2012
But how would Britain actually get out of the EU?
The reason I argue for a new relationship with Europe, is that we're closer to building a majority for renegotiation than we're close to the point where public and Parliament are going to demand a pull out
- 4 August 2012
Hey big spender – the growth and growth of DWP
John Redwood MP reviews the Department of Work and Pensions' performance in controlling its spending
- 26 July 2012
Wages are too low
John Redwood MP makes common cause with the labour movement in stating that wages in the UK are too low
- 19 July 2012
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