Britain's productivity paradox
By deskilling and capital consumption we have become a lower productivity, lower wage economy
- 7 May 2013
Stimulus growth is an illusion
The economy grew by 0.3 percent in the first three months of this year. But isn't that the least we should expect?
- 25 April 2013
A 101 guide for the idiots in Number 10
Mr. Cameron, where are the ideas that will reignite this great nation and turn its fortunes around?
- 4 April 2013
The humility of David Blanchflower
Faced with the comical failure of a 2009 prediction, David Blanchflower set out to fashion a new statistic which would prove that he had, in fact, been correct. It didn’t
- 5 March 2013
UK's downgrade: Only spending cuts left to try
There are gaping holes in the coalition's economic strategy, as demonstrated by the loss of its AAA rating. The only option left is spending cuts
- 26 February 2013
Is anybody surprised that Krugman was wrong about U.K. fiscal policy?
Until Cameron and Osborne are willing to tackle the problem of big government spending, don’t expect much positive from the UK
- 24 January 2013
David Cameron must replace Ed Davey
If Cameron does not replace Ed Davey with a fiscally concerned conservative as the UK’s energy secretary early in 2013, I wouldn’t give a fracking penny for his chances at the next election
- 19 December 2012
Confidence: It's a funny old game
Politics, like football can be a game of two halves. Can this government be radical enough to win the game?
- 7 December 2012
We need a post-Monetarist approach to economics
Real Tory modernisers would be asking how we might tackle the underlying decline in competitiveness, rather than dismissing demands for tax cuts and deregulation as a "right wing" obsession
- 6 December 2012
Spin and bust?
Politically, the Chancellor did what he needed to. But if any of his presentation is based on spin or if there are hidden figures in the book, expect the ghost of omnishambles to return
- 5 December 2012
Guardianistas: Facts don't lie!
Today's Guardianista by Philip McMullen
- 29 October 2012
For a growth revolution, we need a policy revolution
It is only by reducing the deficit and cutting taxes to stimulate the private sector that we will see any meaningful and long-lasting economic growth
- 26 October 2012
Open borders immigration is a key to growth
Open borders immigration would be a boost not only for the UK but the entire global economy
- 7 September 2012
A reshuffle for a new chapter
This reshuffle gives the government the energy, ideas and personnel to deliver, to get on and do. In the ongoing narrative David Cameron has turned the page to a new chapter
- 6 September 2012
The government’s two-faced policy over banks
With the announcement of a bank loaning scheme, it does indeed appear that government policy is decided on a flip of a coin
- 15 June 2012
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