Jeremy Hunt is too late
The Budget offered a policy blitz – but voters will feel few benefits in time for the next election.
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Public sector pay rises would not drive inflation, say leading economists
Christopher Pissarides, the Nobel prize-winning economist, says the government is misrepresenting the effects of pay rises.
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Why recessions make the rich richer
The boss of Harrods has admitted his department store prospers during a recession. This is a clear failure of fiscal…
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To succeed, Keir Starmer needs to be much more than “business friendly”
Labour should forge a new settlement that prioritises the common good over private profit.
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The Bank of Japan’s new governor has the hardest job in economics
Ueda Kazuo faces a more extreme version of the challenge facing the UK: the end of cheap money in a…
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Keir Starmer’s economic model isn’t Blairism – it’s ordoliberalism
The Labour leader’s emphasis on economic institutions resembles the philosophy behind Germany’s social market.
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The myth of the “fiscal black hole” has been exposed
How did a £70bn “hole” become a £30bn “surplus”? The answer is that we’re doing economic policy wrong.
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Why the economy is threatened by early retirees
Droves of over-50s leaving the workforce may have led to entrenched inflation and a lower tax take – ramping up…
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