Deficit and debt: Does anyone know the difference?
Between the sloppy Clegg and Cameron, and the dishonest Balls, is it any wonder that so few people truly understand the difference between debt and deficit?
- 28 May 2013Only 6% realise debt is still rising
Debt is rising and the public is unaware - do we blame politicians, the media, both, or the public themselves?
- 5 December 2012Cheering? For Gordon Brown?
Q) Why did 80,000 people boo George Osborne? A) Because they are utterly ignorant of public finance
- 11 September 2012An open letter to supporters of stimulus/opponents of austerity (especially Labour supporters)
Many in Britain believe that austerity is to blame for the lack of a robust recovery. Perhaps they would care to answer these questions
- 5 September 2012Borrow and spend? Cui bono?
Again the call goes up for the government to borrow more and spend more, but to whose benefit are the calls for?
- 31 August 2012FAQs on the Government's economic policy
What is our economic situation? What is Government policy? How do we carry on spending billions we haven't got? What about a plan for growth? Answers to these questions and many more...
- 6 July 2012The country owes them a debt – a trillion to be precise
There is a cut-off point beyond which a government can blame others but it beggars belief that the Eds can sit on the opposition benches looking supercilious
- 27 January 2012