Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Why improving health is an excellent investment in the economy

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  Last week the IPPR’s Commission on Health and Prosperity published its final report . The report not only makes a number of important reco...
Tuesday, 17 September 2024

October Budget 4 - Good and bad reasons to have fiscal rules, and why bad fiscal rules are worse than having no fiscal rules

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  I was going to write a post about current UK fiscal rules, but judging by comments I get I think I first need to set out why fiscal rules ...
Tuesday, 10 September 2024

October Budget 3: In presenting a macroeconomic fiscal stance, Rachel Reeves and Labour need to talk about improving public services rather than book balancing

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  Most of this series will be about the economics behind the budget. So far we have had why tax increases rather than economic growth is h...
Tuesday, 3 September 2024

October Budget 2: How much do UK taxes need to rise to end public spending austerity?

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  Austerity is a term used in many different ways, but this post will involve numbers, so I need to be precise about what I mean by ending a...
Tuesday, 27 August 2024

Transforming the politics of immigration

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  Much public discussion about immigration, including much of the print and broadcast media, negates rather than promotes understanding. The...
Tuesday, 20 August 2024

October Budget 1: can economic growth end austerity?

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  The October Budget will tell us a great deal about how Rachel Reeves will act as Chancellor during this Labour government. As a result, be...
Tuesday, 13 August 2024

Racist riots and the Conservative party

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  There is no doubt that the actions of the most senior members of the Conservative party have encouraged the riots by right wing racist thu...