Tagged with "uk economy"

Grant: Britain will have a Brexit productivity boom

Michael Grant, Co-CIO of Calamos Investments told Yahoo! Finance that he considers Brexit an economic Get Out of Jail Free Card for the UK.
by Patrick Sullivan, Political Editor - 3 September 2019
Deutsche Bank are correct: A no-deal Brexit is nothing to fear

Matt Snape agrees with the chief economist of Deutsche Bank that a No Deal Brexit is not the end of the world.
by Matt Snape - 1 September 2019
The benefits of wealth inequality

Those on the Left tell us time and again that wealth inequality must be addressed. The fact is, wealth inequality works and we need it
by Andrew Gibson - 28 May 2014
Getting the economy moving (again)

Once again we are at a spending review with less than stellar economic news. The government could do a lot worse than following these simple recommendations
by Dominique Lazanski - 25 June 2013
What is the UK going to make and sell to the world?

The UK earns a good living by exporting services, only to spend her time condemning some of the leading companies and people involved. Why?
by Sir John Redwood MP - 3 June 2013
Britain's productivity paradox

By deskilling and capital consumption we have become a lower productivity, lower wage economy
by John Phelan - 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?
by Douglas Carswell MP - 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?
by Robert Phillips - 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
by John Phelan - 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
by John Phelan - 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
by Daniel J. Mitchell - 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
by Peter C. Glover - 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?
by Simon Miller - 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
by Douglas Carswell MP - 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
by Simon Miller - 5 December 2012