Julian Jessop, Author at CapX

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Inflation is coming down – but it's nothing to do with the Government

Julian Jessop - 19 Jan 2023

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UK manufacturing is struggling, but we shouldn't give in to gloom

Julian Jessop - 12 Dec 2022

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Is Liz Truss really to blame for £30 billion of austerity?

Julian Jessop - 14 Nov 2022

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Are tax rises inevitable?

Julian Jessop - 2 Nov 2022

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The case for a real-terms benefit cut is weak – and it would be political madness

Julian Jessop - 3 Oct 2022

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Freezing energy bills could be cold comfort for the economy

Julian Jessop - 6 Sep 2022

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Labour's energy plan may be smart politics, but it has some serious economic flaws

Julian Jessop - 15 Aug 2022

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Is Liz Truss on the right track on ‘Covid debt’?

Julian Jessop - 18 Jul 2022

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Is the OBR right to warn the new Chancellor against tax cuts?

Julian Jessop - 8 Jul 2022

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The latest inflation data shouldn't let the Bank of England off the hook

Julian Jessop - 23 Jun 2022

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The trials and tribulations of a four-day week

Julian Jessop - 10 Jun 2022

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It's nonsense to blame Brexit for the cost of living crisis

Julian Jessop - 12 May 2022

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No, BP’s latest results don’t justify a windfall tax

Julian Jessop - 3 May 2022

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It's the money supply, stupid

Julian Jessop - 13 Apr 2022

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The National Insurance rise is still the wrong tax, at the wrong time

Julian Jessop - 6 Apr 2022

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No, debt interest doesn't cost more than defence

Julian Jessop - 25 Mar 2022

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It's too soon to write off the UK's economic recovery

Julian Jessop - 11 Mar 2022

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France’s apparent success should worry Rishi Sunak

Julian Jessop - 28 Feb 2022

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Lies, damned lies, and G7 league tables

Julian Jessop - 11 Feb 2022

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Billions of PPE losses are a painful but inevitable result of panicked pandemic spending

Julian Jessop - 2 Feb 2022

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In the NICs of time – Sunak has the ideal excuse to scrap the National Insurance rise

Julian Jessop - 25 Jan 2022

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Calm down about the 'overnight cost of living crisis'

Julian Jessop - 6 Jan 2022

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As inflation bites, the Bank of England is running out of opportunities to restore credibility

Julian Jessop - 15 Dec 2021

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It's way too soon for 'Plan B'

Julian Jessop - 8 Dec 2021

Coronavirus

Omicronomics – how will the new Covid variant affect the economy?

Julian Jessop - 29 Nov 2021

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The EU has more to worry about than Britain in the run-up to Christmas

Julian Jessop - 12 Nov 2021

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Could we worry ourselves back into recession?

Julian Jessop - 14 Oct 2021

CapX Exclusives

Rishi's reasons to be cheerful

Julian Jessop - 14 Sep 2021

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The politics will pay off, but the economics of this new tax stinks

Julian Jessop - 7 Sep 2021

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Business

Will supply shortages choke the economic recovery?

Julian Jessop - 26 Aug 2021

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Furlough has gone from a lifeline to a drag anchor – winding it down is the right thing to do

Julian Jessop - 30 Jun 2021

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A pensions tax raid isn't just bad politics, it's awful economics

Julian Jessop - 22 Jun 2021

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The foreign aid rebels are right - here's why

Julian Jessop - 7 Jun 2021

Brexit

Brexit vs Remain – what's the score when it comes to trade?

Julian Jessop - 14 May 2021

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QE has become a solution looking for a problem – it's time for a pause

Julian Jessop - 5 May 2021

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Brexit

After January's slump, UK-EU trade is on the road to recovery

Julian Jessop - 13 Apr 2021

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Brexit

Beware of Brexit forecasts masquerading as facts

Julian Jessop - 19 Mar 2021

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Brexit

Is Britain winning or losing from Brexit?

Julian Jessop - 12 Mar 2021

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Two cheers and one boo for the Budget

Julian Jessop - 3 Mar 2021

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Why the Government should be wary of targeting youth unemployment

Julian Jessop - 23 Feb 2021

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If a British Recovery Bond is Labour's big idea, it's time to think again

Julian Jessop - 19 Feb 2021

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Why Anneliese Dodds is wrong about the economy

Julian Jessop - 1 Feb 2021

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There's more to the jobless stats than meets the eye

Julian Jessop - 26 Jan 2021

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Lockdown will cost £18 billion a month - how many lives is that worth?

Julian Jessop - 5 Jan 2021

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Despite the Christmas gloom, the markets are right to remain positive

Julian Jessop - 21 Dec 2020

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Why we don't need tax rises to pay for Covid

Julian Jessop - 9 Dec 2020

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Brexit

Once more, Gordon Brown is bang wrong on Brexit

Julian Jessop - 7 Dec 2020

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On tone and substance, this Spending Review was wide of the mark

Julian Jessop - 25 Nov 2020

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'Global Britain' shouldn't take an axe to foreign aid

Julian Jessop - 18 Nov 2020

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A bonfire of credibility?

Julian Jessop - 6 Nov 2020

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Debt is over 100% of GDP - but there's no reason to panic

Julian Jessop - 22 Oct 2020

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Winter is coming - has the Chancellor done enough?

Julian Jessop - 25 Sep 2020

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Is the UK heading for a ‘tsunami’ of job losses?

Julian Jessop - 15 Sep 2020

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Why Sunak's 'tax bombshell' is likely to be a damp squib

Julian Jessop - 3 Sep 2020

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Business

Amid the gloom, there are reasons to be hopeful about the UK economy

Julian Jessop - 11 Aug 2020

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Beware the siren call of Modern Monetary Theory

Julian Jessop - 5 Aug 2020

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Business

Is the UK still on track for a V-shaped recovery?

Julian Jessop - 17 Jul 2020

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Beware the empty soundbites of 'Build Back Better'

Julian Jessop - 30 Jun 2020

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Has the lockdown been worth it?

Julian Jessop - 25 Jun 2020

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Is there really a 'soaring wealth gap' in Britain?

Julian Jessop - 22 Jun 2020

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How bad will UK unemployment get?

Julian Jessop - 16 Jun 2020

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Should we take any notice of the OECD's gloomy forecast?

Julian Jessop - 11 Jun 2020

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What should Rishi Sunak do next?

Julian Jessop - 8 Jun 2020

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Keep calm: we can bear the cost of coronavirus

Julian Jessop - 14 May 2020

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Employment can bounce back - if we let the labour market do its job

Julian Jessop - 5 May 2020

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Despite the gloom, there are reasons for fiscal optimism

Julian Jessop - 1 May 2020

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Why we should still cheer low oil prices

Julian Jessop - 21 Apr 2020

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No, the Government still hasn't found a Magic Money Tree

Julian Jessop - 10 Apr 2020

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Business

Don't shoot the ratings agencies!

Julian Jessop - 31 Mar 2020

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Business

Can 'profiteering' ever be justified?

Julian Jessop - 25 Mar 2020

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Sunak is making the right moves - but there must be more to come

Julian Jessop - 18 Mar 2020

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There is now a strong case for a temporary Universal Basic Income

Julian Jessop - 16 Mar 2020

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Business

A balanced Budget - that won't balance the books

Julian Jessop - 11 Mar 2020

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Brexit

Back of the queue? A US trade agreement is within sight

Julian Jessop - 2 Mar 2020

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Beware claims that 'austerity has decreased life expectancy'

Julian Jessop - 26 Feb 2020

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Brexit

Should the government abandon fiscal rules?

Julian Jessop - 18 Feb 2020

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Why the key to happiness might actually be GDP

Julian Jessop - 14 Feb 2020

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How the UK can regain control - and get a good deal with Brussels

Julian Jessop - 3 Feb 2020

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Brexit

The problem with the big 'cost of Brexit' numbers

Julian Jessop - 29 Jan 2020

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Business

The Bank of England should raise interest rates, not cut them

Julian Jessop - 21 Jan 2020

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Brexit

Is the British economy set for a Brexit bounce?

Julian Jessop - 10 Jan 2020

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Business

Control? Alter? Delete? What to do about the tech tax

Julian Jessop - 4 Dec 2019

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Is the Tory manifesto fiscally responsible?

Julian Jessop - 25 Nov 2019

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Is Labour now an economics-free zone?

Julian Jessop - 22 Nov 2019

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Business

Why tinkering with corporation tax is a bad idea

Julian Jessop - 18 Nov 2019

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Crunch the numbers, and you see the true scale of Labour's fiscal recklessness

Julian Jessop - 8 Nov 2019

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Labour’s home insulation plans are so much hot air

Julian Jessop - 5 Nov 2019

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Business

Corbyn's Halloween nightmare for the UK economy

Julian Jessop - 31 Oct 2019

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Beware the siren call for votes at 16

Julian Jessop - 25 Oct 2019

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Brexit

Will a vote for the Johnson deal boost the British economy?

Julian Jessop - 18 Oct 2019

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Brexit

Would Corbyn really be less damaging than No Deal?

Julian Jessop - 11 Oct 2019

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The risk of playing politics with the minimum wage

Julian Jessop - 1 Oct 2019

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Business

Labour's 4-day week plan won't work

Julian Jessop - 27 Sep 2019

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Labour's old Clause IV and the return of a failed ideology

Julian Jessop - 20 Sep 2019

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Brexit

Why No Deal doesn't mean no deals

Julian Jessop - 12 Sep 2019

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Business

Has the Chancellor put an end to austerity?

Julian Jessop - 5 Sep 2019

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Brexit

Corbyn's bonkers 'bankers' Brexit'

Julian Jessop - 27 Aug 2019

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Sajid Javid is right - tinkering with stamp duty will not solve the housing crisis

Julian Jessop - 18 Aug 2019

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Brexit

Sterling crisis? What crisis?

Julian Jessop - 15 Aug 2019

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Have the Tories really 'discovered Keynes'?

Julian Jessop - 6 Aug 2019

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More borrowing, lower taxes? A plan for Rishi Sunak at the Treasury

Julian Jessop - 26 Jul 2019

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Brexit

Brexit uncertainty means investment is down, but not out

Julian Jessop - 8 Jul 2019

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Brexit

Hammond's last hurrah deserves at least one cheer

Julian Jessop - 4 Jul 2019

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The EU's tech tax plan is flimsy, ill-judged and legally dubious

Julian Jessop - 26 Jun 2019

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How do the Tory contenders' tax plans really stack up?

Julian Jessop - 11 Jun 2019

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America

A US-UK trade deal could be just the tonic the NHS needs

Julian Jessop - 5 Jun 2019

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Good intentions are not enough to justify a Universal Basic Income

Julian Jessop - 10 May 2019

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Brexit

Don't blame Brexit for the UK's productivity problems

Julian Jessop - 16 Apr 2019

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Brexit

No Deal has its risks, but the IMF's warning is overblown

Julian Jessop - 10 Apr 2019

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How to tame the tech giants

Julian Jessop - 14 Mar 2019

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Has austerity really cost us £100bn?

Julian Jessop - 21 Feb 2019

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Brexit

The problem with the latest Brexit growth forecasts

Julian Jessop - 26 Nov 2018

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Business

Time to call out the Equal Pay Day campaign's dodgy statistics

Julian Jessop - 10 Nov 2018

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Julian Jessop

Inflation is coming down – but it's nothing to do with the Government

UK manufacturing is struggling, but we shouldn't give in to gloom

Is Liz Truss really to blame for £30 billion of austerity?

Are tax rises inevitable?

The case for a real-terms benefit cut is weak – and it would be political madness

Freezing energy bills could be cold comfort for the economy

Labour's energy plan may be smart politics, but it has some serious economic flaws

Is Liz Truss on the right track on ‘Covid debt’?

Is the OBR right to warn the new Chancellor against tax cuts?

The latest inflation data shouldn't let the Bank of England off the hook

The trials and tribulations of a four-day week

It's nonsense to blame Brexit for the cost of living crisis

No, BP’s latest results don’t justify a windfall tax

It's the money supply, stupid

The National Insurance rise is still the wrong tax, at the wrong time

No, debt interest doesn't cost more than defence

It's too soon to write off the UK's economic recovery

France’s apparent success should worry Rishi Sunak

Lies, damned lies, and G7 league tables

Billions of PPE losses are a painful but inevitable result of panicked pandemic spending

In the NICs of time – Sunak has the ideal excuse to scrap the National Insurance rise

Calm down about the 'overnight cost of living crisis'

As inflation bites, the Bank of England is running out of opportunities to restore credibility

It's way too soon for 'Plan B'

Omicronomics – how will the new Covid variant affect the economy?

The EU has more to worry about than Britain in the run-up to Christmas

Could we worry ourselves back into recession?

Rishi's reasons to be cheerful

The politics will pay off, but the economics of this new tax stinks

Will supply shortages choke the economic recovery?

Furlough has gone from a lifeline to a drag anchor – winding it down is the right thing to do

A pensions tax raid isn't just bad politics, it's awful economics

The foreign aid rebels are right - here's why

Brexit vs Remain – what's the score when it comes to trade?

QE has become a solution looking for a problem – it's time for a pause

After January's slump, UK-EU trade is on the road to recovery

Beware of Brexit forecasts masquerading as facts

Is Britain winning or losing from Brexit?

Two cheers and one boo for the Budget

Why the Government should be wary of targeting youth unemployment

If a British Recovery Bond is Labour's big idea, it's time to think again

Why Anneliese Dodds is wrong about the economy

There's more to the jobless stats than meets the eye

Lockdown will cost £18 billion a month - how many lives is that worth?

Despite the Christmas gloom, the markets are right to remain positive

Why we don't need tax rises to pay for Covid

Once more, Gordon Brown is bang wrong on Brexit

On tone and substance, this Spending Review was wide of the mark

'Global Britain' shouldn't take an axe to foreign aid

A bonfire of credibility?

Debt is over 100% of GDP - but there's no reason to panic

Winter is coming - has the Chancellor done enough?

Is the UK heading for a ‘tsunami’ of job losses?

Why Sunak's 'tax bombshell' is likely to be a damp squib

Amid the gloom, there are reasons to be hopeful about the UK economy

Beware the siren call of Modern Monetary Theory

Is the UK still on track for a V-shaped recovery?

Beware the empty soundbites of 'Build Back Better'

Has the lockdown been worth it?

Is there really a 'soaring wealth gap' in Britain?

How bad will UK unemployment get?

Should we take any notice of the OECD's gloomy forecast?

What should Rishi Sunak do next?

Keep calm: we can bear the cost of coronavirus

Employment can bounce back - if we let the labour market do its job

Despite the gloom, there are reasons for fiscal optimism

Why we should still cheer low oil prices

No, the Government still hasn't found a Magic Money Tree

Don't shoot the ratings agencies!

Can 'profiteering' ever be justified?

Sunak is making the right moves - but there must be more to come

There is now a strong case for a temporary Universal Basic Income

A balanced Budget - that won't balance the books

Back of the queue? A US trade agreement is within sight

Beware claims that 'austerity has decreased life expectancy'

Should the government abandon fiscal rules?

Why the key to happiness might actually be GDP