No, Robert Peston, Osborne was WRONG to impose austerity. Stop distorting the facts!
The BBC’s Tory economics editor Robert Peston is clutching at straws again. He’s trying to persuade us all that everything …
Tag Archives: Wren-Lewis
When is Chuka going to stop backstabbing Labour?
It seems Mr Umunna is even ready to sink his own credibility in order to undermine the party he still …
A fact-check for silly Cameron apologists
Here’s a piece in the New Statesman that is worth debunking straight away. Entitled 10 delusions about the Labour defeat …
Vox Political vindicated on the economy
Twice, in a matter of days, Vox Political‘s findings on political issues have been supported by the evidence of a …
The ‘Labour overspent’ lie debunked – again
It’s astonishing. Right-wing politicians, journalists and members of the public are still – still – pushing the myth that the …
‘The SNP’s Tory-LibDem second term’
SNP mouthpiece Stewart Hosie should have known better than to try to score political points with information from Oxford’s Professor …
Tory economic policy has cost every household at least £4,000 – and aims to take more
If you’re thinking, “That headline isn’t news”, you’re right. It is, however, the main point troubling Professor Simon Wren-Lewis in …
The recession would have been worse if the Conservatives had been in power
… That’s the opinion of Simon Wren-Lewis, writer of the Mainly Macro blog. It’s his response to the oft-asserted claim …
Ignorance could lumber us with another Tory government
Why do people still believe the Conservatives are more likely to raise their living standards than Labour, even though they …