Commenting on David Cameron’s speech on the deficit, Ryan Bourne, Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “Politicians must be honest about the scale of the UK’s debt challenge”

Friday 19 December 2014 was a happy day for many Londoners, marking their last in the office before Christmas. Yet … Continue reading “Misleading claims on government spending”

The fallout from the Autumn Statement has mainly revolved around one Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) graph and the words … Continue reading “Is George Osborne really returning us to a 1930s government? Accurate comparisons suggest a definite ‘no’”

Commenting on the announcement that economic growth in the UK has been revised down to 2.6%, Professor Philip Booth, Editorial … Continue reading “Deregulation and tax cuts are crucial to boost prosperity”

Britain has just celebrated ‘Small Business Saturday’. Perhaps yesterday should have been declared ‘Multinational Monday’. Multinationals are often the engine … Continue reading “Britain needs Multinational Monday – not yet more arbitrary tax hikes”

When Chancellor George Osborne spoke about ‘aggressive tax planning’ in his Autumn Statement speech, I couldn’t help the image of … Continue reading “Osborne’s Autumn Statement announcements will lead to an even more complex tax code”

Commenting on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Professor Philip Booth, Editorial and Programme Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: … Continue reading “Not much to cheer in the Autumn Statement”

It is often suggested that the House of Commons is rather like a football ground and, if I had been … Continue reading “The Autumn Statement: ‘Sit down, shut up! Sit down, shut up!…’”

One hundred and fifty five. That’s the really significant number for those following tomorrow’s Autumn Statement. It’s nothing to do … Continue reading “Pork-barrel spending and political gimmicks: Autumn Statement 2014”