George Osborne’s failure
You probably won’t find the failure of the Conservative-led Coalition government laid out any more bluntly than this. Speaking at …
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Osborne’s RES speech and proposed new fiscal rule – mainly macro
I suppose I should say something about this, even though I find it painful reading his speeches, writes Simon Wren-Lewis. …
From the DWP to the economy – the Coalition’s growing credibility chasm
The more we learn of the Tory-led Coalition’s policies, the wider the gap grows between what it is doing and …
Treasury responds to Vox’s austerity challenge
Last month, Vox Political wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a Mr Osborne, politely asking him whether he had …
It’s time Osborne provided evidence for his disastrous economic course
Gideon needs to put his house in order, pronto. That’s the message I’m taking from the fact that the previous …
Austerity programme proved to be ‘nonsense’ based on a spreadsheet mistake
The government’s principal justification for pursuing austerity lay in tatters today, after it was revealed that the economic theory behind it …