If we look at the performance of high-tax Western countries – which includes, amongst others, every EU country, plus the … Continue reading “Crackdown on tax competition will hinder trade and development”

On Friday the Office for National Statistics  (ONS) released revised GDP figures for the last quarter of 2009. The BBC and … Continue reading “The ONS and BBC and political independence”

Today’s letters by 60 economists to the Financial Times in support of the government’s policy of delaying cuts in public … Continue reading “Wrong then, wrong now”

On Friday the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released revised GDP figures for the last quarter of 2009. The BBC and other … Continue reading “The ONS and BBC and political independence”

Protectionism is back on the agenda as the financial crisis deepens. With calls for measures that purport to protect low … Continue reading “Globalization and Free Trade”