Keir Starmer, the austerian
Thursday, June 20th, 2024This damning indictment of Sir Keir Starmer was published by Channel 4 News last night: What is made clear is that Starmer was an authoritarian
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The City of London really does need to understand that the government does not need its money
Thursday, June 20th, 2024The FT has reported that: A new Labour government could raise extra money for investment from bond markets without causing a Liz Truss-style gilts crisis,
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A disaster foretold
Thursday, June 20th, 2024This looks to me like a disaster foretold. It is the result of a large opinion poll for the Telegraph, published yesterday: Why might this
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Jeremy Vine: 12 noon, today on BBC Radio 2
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024I am in Sheffield this morning to present a new draft paper that my colleague, Prof Andrew Baker and I are writing on an appraisal
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Is Labour ready to govern?
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024In my latest video, I argue that the biggest problem Labour will face after 5 July – as a result of which all of us
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Can we vote now, please?
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024This is my short video for this morning. In it, I argue that for all practical purposes, this election campaign is over. It’s time to
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Inflation is on target and the Bank of England is still wildly out of control
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024As the Office for National Statistics reported this morning: The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.0% in the 12 months to May 2024, down
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Talking economic policy with the Scottish Greens
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024Continuing my series of interviews with economic commentators pro-independence politicians in Scotland, the National has now issued my interview with Scottish Green MSP, Ross Greer:
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Is Farage right on the central bank reserve accounts?
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024The Institute for Fiscal Studies, in its commentary on the so-called Reform Party manifesto for this election, says of that party’s plan to save £35
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