Austerity, challenged
Making economic policy when the convention wisdom is wrong and is against you is not easy, as Labour…
Economy
No Labour Chancellor should contemplate adopting Osborne’s economic figures
In the new edition of the Fabian Review magazine, I make the case for Labour to ignore the temptation to…
A growing economy needs immigration
Since the Eastleigh by-election – where they finished behind UKIP – the Tories have been increasingly attempting to…
IMF slams Osbornomics – and calls for Osborne to reconsider cuts plan
Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, IMF Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard said of the UK, that: “In…
What is Margaret Thatcher’s economic legacy?
The reflections on Margaret Thatcher’s legacy this week have shown how difficult it remains to get the right…
Terrible news for the Coalition (and Labour)
The growth figures in George Osborne’s budget are terrible news for the coalition. But they hardly make good…
Polling shows public trust Balls over “Toxic” Osborne on economy
Is Ed Balls a liability for Labour? Do people prefer Osborne to the shadow chancellor on the economy?…
Miliband to unveil Regional Banks plan
A Labour Government would introduce a number of “regional banks” as partners of a British investment bank, Ed…
Labour would borrow more than the Tories. We should admit it
By Edward Carlsson Browne The public’s confidence in the government’s management of the economy has reached a nadir, to…
The OBR vs reality
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was set up by George Osborne to provide estimates of economic performance without…
