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The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column Last week saw the release of the second estimate of third quarter GDP. I thought I'd use this column to go through the release in greater detail than my quick initial response on Left Foot Forward…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column In the early 1990s, Clinton advisor James Carville said: "I used to think if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the President or the Pope or a .400 baseball hitter. But now I want to…
The return of the Duncan Weldon Economics Matters column It seems a long time since I last wrote anything for LabourList in early August. A lot has happened since then - party conference season, the battle over the NHS, the fight over the…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters column The 'Politics of Envy' is a phrase much used by the right. Whenever the left suggest raising taxes on top earners this is what we hear. Any attempt at a rational debate on the issues, any attempt…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters column I missed my usual slot last week - the stress of moving house and office in the same three day period. Not something I'd recommend. This week I thought I might try something a little different…
By Duncan Weldon The major news on the 'political economy' front this week came on Wednesday with Andrew Lansley's comments on cutting 10% of public spending, excluding health and education. ConservativeHome was quick to attack this for not…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column Lots of talk about Brown and the Party leadership this week, but I think it might be time to discuss something else: the housing market. Not in a dinner party kind of 'will house prices go up or…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column In the comments of last weekÃ'’'s post I promised to address the issue of the GovernmentÃ'’'s record on employment. IÃ'’'m afraid IÃ'’'m going to disappoint those who were looking forward…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column Given that it's Bank Holiday Monday, I thought I might be, relatively, non-political for a change. This week saw the second estimate of first quarter GDP released, which gives some more detail on…
By Duncan Weldon S&P, the ratings agency, has placed the UK's AAA bond rating on 'negative outlook'. This means they are 'considering' downgrading it in the future. The full S&P statement is here. In the context of the large expected rise…
The Duncan Weldon Economics Matters Column In all the political posturing over the economy I believe a vital point is being missed, one that the Government should be more up-front about and the opposition, I fear, has failed to grasp. The…
The Duncan Weldon economics column In my first post on LabourList I set out some of the economic challenges that will be faced by the next government and noted how the solutions to these economic challenges must be informed as much by…
