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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 As Gordon Brown said in this afternoon's PMQs: "this is the day when the Conservatives have revealed their true manifesto for the country". He was talking about Andrew Lansley, the shadow Secretary of Health…
The Chris Cook Economics 3.0 column A piece of research by Goldman Sachs which I came across in the Financial Times Alphaville "walled garden" today had much to say on the subject of consumers' fear of inflation and discussed whether or 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…
By Bill Dewison Although it is all very entertaining, especially to those of a political mind, what exactly has happened in the past month with regard to the running of the country? We've had duck houses, backstabbing, cries for political…
From @LabourList After what must have been a really long day, Gordon Brown sent an email to Party members tonight, applauding the record-breaking effort that took place to raise money to pay for leafleting and help campaign against the BNP…
The Chris Cook Economics 3.0 column According to Knight Frank the value of UK residential land for development fell by more than 50% in 2008, and nothing I have seen suggests that the fall is over. Virtually everyone is painfully aware that…
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…
By Dan McCurry Gordon Brown came out fighting at the CBI last week, but Cameron comes out fighting every day and that's how he'll win. The speech Gordon made shows his talent and makes Cameron look like a minnow, but we need more of it as…
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 Calvin Allen Four weeks on from the Budget, representatives of the pensions industry are still rattling on about the proposal to taper higher rate tax relief for those earning more than £150,000 such that, at £180,000, only standard rate…
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…
