Comment ‘Budget austerity means Labour will desperately need growth – but how?’ Forecasts, in politics and economics alike, are a risky business. However, it’s probably safe to predict, that this… Matthew Oulton 7th March, 2024, 10:47 am
Comment ‘Labour’s £28bn green plan was a potential liability. It is right to drop it’ Where the rest of Labour’s platform has been resolutely cautious and incremental, saving most of our fiscal and… Matthew Oulton 8th February, 2024, 9:44 am
Comment Autumn statement: ‘Hunt pledged jam today and asked Labour to foot the bill’ In any fiscal event, there is a conflict between economics and politics. Today in the autumn statement, the… Matthew Oulton 22nd November, 2023, 2:50 pm
Comment Labour must maintain its fiscal discipline in the face of Tory economic recklessness The government is imploding. Their economic policy making has gone from a baseline level of dysfunction to catastrophe… Matthew Oulton 24th October, 2022, 11:00 am