As we have a new government and we also have a better idea about the effects of the financial crisis on the public finances, I thought it would be worthwhile to update my 2008 paper,
A Bankruptcy Foretold . Recalculating the UK government’s debt in 2010 gives a figure of £4.8 trillion or 333% of GDP –
six times the official figure of £772 billion.
IEA Pensions Fellow