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Opinion

George’s puzzle

Reducing the debt, keeping the triple-A rating and getting activity on a sustainable growth path is Osborne’s challenge

22 Feb 2012

Euro flags in weighing scales

Opinion

George’s balancing act

The chancellor’s biggest issue is the one over which he has least influence - the eurozone debt debacle

26 Jan 2012

Opinion

Beware the fiscal crash

Weak growth trends threaten to undermine the objective of putting the public sector back on a sustainable footing

06 Jan 2012

Opinion

Euro contagion

Even the most hardcore sceptics must be keeping their fingers tightly crossed for a change in the euro’s fortunes, writes Dennis Turner

15 Nov 2011

Opinion

Tighten those fiscal rules

The price of fiscal union is a loss of sovereignty, a price which may have been too high for electorates

27 Oct 2011

Opinion

Service in a state

Continuing economic malaise reflects the depth of the recession and, while uncertain, a recovery is underway

27 Sep 2011

Opinion

Lean times ahead

Economic union may now be necessary to save the single currency.Staying out looks to have been a smart move for the UK, but we can’t afford to indulge in Schadenfreude

23 Aug 2011

Opinion

Manufacturing must lead the recovery

UK manufacturing was packed up and shipped to China in the 1980s, yet it remains the basis for economic recovery

06 Jun 2011

Opinion

Interest rates on hold despite inflationary fears

Supporters of interest rates rise lose out to common sense

20 May 2011

Opinion

Osborne's Budget is a case of dreams versus reality

The 2011 Budget was a statement of intent that still glosses over the structural facts of a post-recession economy

15 Apr 2011

Opinion

UK must compete with the BRICs on exports

Exports must drive recovery, but the UK has been too weak in breaking and competing with the BRICs

24 Mar 2011

Opinion

Why one bad quarter doesn't mean disaster

The coneheads may have got their backward-looking forecasting wrong on the Q4 2010 growth number

31 Jan 2011

Opinion

George Osborne needs to have nerve

The rookie chancellor also requires good fortune in order to enjoy policy success in 2011

24 Jan 2011

Opinion

Helping the eurozone is good for the UK

Assisting failing members of the currency union is a sound self-preservation strategy

20 Dec 2010

Opinion

Comprehensive Spending Review answers few questions

It will be politics, not economics, that will determine if cuts made now instead of later were the right move

22 Nov 2010

Opinion

Coalition performs a rebalancing act

The government is walking a tightrope as it tries to get public finances back in shape

25 Oct 2010

Opinion

What is the point of Monetary Policy Committee inflation meetings?

The MPC is missing inflation targets with impunity. Does the target itself matter anymore?

27 Sep 2010

Opinion

A sensible approach to pensions

Linking public sector pensions to CPI rather than RPI is good politics, but can make for very bad economics

24 Aug 2010

Opinion

Economics: Clear vision and will from the government are vital to stability

Governments with large majorities are no more likely to create stable economic conditions than those without

06 Jul 2010

Opinion

Economics: Can the coalition government overcome its considerable challenges?

It’s 1974 all over again – but this coalition government has comparatively more manageable problems

24 May 2010

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