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Phil Thornton, Founder, Clarity Economics

An economist turned journalist, Phil is a prolific writer on economic, industry, business and transport issues. Phil has been economics correspondent at The Independent and business editor at the Press Association, among other roles.

He founded business and economic research consultancy Clarity Economics, and in 2009 his work for Financial Director earned him the Feature Writer of the Year award at the Work Foundation’s 2009 media awards.

Articles by Phil Thornton

An illustration of two workmen breaking up the euro symbol

Eurogeddon

Phil Thornton examines what a fragmenting eurozone means for UK business | 06 Jan 2012

Bill Rhodes illustration

Rhodes to recovery

Phil Thornton speaks to veteran economist Bill Rhodes about the future of the eurozone | 24 Nov 2011

Joseph Stiglitz

A hard look in the mirror

The world’s most eminent economists address the apparent failure of mainstream economic theory at the Lindau Economic Meeting. | 27 Sep 2011

Predicting the present

The use of price information from the internet could be a huge resource for businesses to get ahead of the official data, writes Phil Thornton | 01 Sep 2011

What do FDs think of the ConDem coalition?

A year in and two Budgets later, what do finance directors think of the government's plans to get the UK working again? | 15 Apr 2011

Bad weather around the world hits UK companies

Biblical-sized weather events are becoming as much of a permanent risk as interest rates. Phil Thornton examines if businesses are ready to manage that | 18 Feb 2011

A stronger yuan will encourage UK trade

An overheating yuan will create opportunities for British exporters to profit from an often-feared economic titan in 2011 | 24 Jan 2011

Fears over euro cloud Estonia celebration

The euro’s greatest threat is its constituents’ lack of belief in the currency union | 24 Jan 2011

The future of the euro: part two

The euro’s greatest threat is its constituents’ lack of belief in the spirit of the currency union, says Phil Thornton | 10 Jan 2011

Economic growth measurements face change

What are the numbers and metrics by which we could measure wellbeing? | 20 Dec 2010

The effects on UK business if the euro fails

What would happen to business if the euro met its demise? Phil Thornton reports | 27 Aug 2010

Nouriel Roubini reads the economic tea leaves

Nouriel Roubini tells Phil Thornton that legislative changes to address economic crisis don’t go far enough | 24 Aug 2010

Valukas Report, Lehman and the need to review Repo 105

The Valukas bankruptcy report into Lehman fuels the debate for global regulation and a review of Repo 105 is on the cards. But can governments, regulators and markets learn to play fair? | 26 Apr 2010

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