mainly macro

  Ben Zaranko of the IFS has just published a paper on fiscal rule s. It is well researched and well written, but I disagree with its conclu...

  I must confess that this post will be very similar to one I wrote a fortnight ago. The big difference is that this is about this Labour g...

  When I write about fiscal watchdogs like the OBR in the UK, I generally get some comments along the lines that these watchdogs produce tec...

  Chris talks about the death of the centre right, but I would argue the centre right in the UK and US died a long time ago, with the adven...

  I sometimes get things right and sometimes wrong, but I cannot remember one of my posts being proved right within two days of publication....