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No, “austerity” is not to blame for Britain’s poor Covid performance

15 February 2021
Tax and Fiscal Policy

No, “austerity” is not to blame for Britain’s poor Covid performance

Kristian Niemietz
15 February 2021
We are not having a very good pandemic so far. With over 1,500 deaths per million people, Britain has one … Continue reading “No, “austerity” is not to blame for Britain’s poor Covid performance”

Claims that “austerity” is to blame for UK’s poor pandemic response are “baseless,” says new IEA research

9 February 2021
Society and Culture

Claims that “austerity” is to blame for UK’s poor pandemic response are “baseless,” says new IEA research

9 February 2021
Long-standing battles on the role and size of the state won’t be settled by a virus, says a new briefing paper from Dr Kristian … Continue reading “Claims that “austerity” is to blame for UK’s poor pandemic response are “baseless,” says new IEA research”

A briefing on the public finances: How deep a hole are we in?

9 December 2020
Research

A briefing on the public finances: How deep a hole are we in?

9 December 2020
Summary This briefing looks at the impact of the pandemic on the UK’s public finances and assesses the scale of … Continue reading “A briefing on the public finances: How deep a hole are we in?”

Is the special rapporteur right about poverty? (Part 1)

5 June 2019
Welfare

Is the special rapporteur right about poverty? (Part 1)

Richard Norrie
5 June 2019
The United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty, Philip Alston, recently published his second and final report on poverty in … Continue reading “Is the special rapporteur right about poverty? (Part 1)”

Are there really no alternatives to tax increases (as the IFS claims)?

31 May 2018
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Are there really no alternatives to tax increases (as the IFS claims)?

Ryan Bourne
31 May 2018
The staff at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) are the best public finance number-crunchers in the UK. But last … Continue reading “Are there really no alternatives to tax increases (as the IFS claims)?”

US Republicans have given up any pretence of fiscal conservatism

14 February 2018
Tax and Fiscal Policy

US Republicans have given up any pretence of fiscal conservatism

Ryan Bourne
14 February 2018
So much for US Republicans starving the government beast. When the party’s major tax reform package passed in December, Democrats … Continue reading “US Republicans have given up any pretence of fiscal conservatism”

Remember the real champions of austerity: George Monbiot and the eco-miserabilists

10 October 2017
Markets and Morality

Remember the real champions of austerity: George Monbiot and the eco-miserabilists

Christopher Snowdon
10 October 2017
Ten years ago today, George Monbiot wrote an article for the Guardian titled ‘In this age of diamond saucepans, only … Continue reading “Remember the real champions of austerity: George Monbiot and the eco-miserabilists”

On Brexit and ideological tribalism

1 August 2017
Society and Culture

On Brexit and ideological tribalism

Ryan Bourne
1 August 2017
Have you ever wondered why many Tories spent the past two elections implying that Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn hated … Continue reading “On Brexit and ideological tribalism”

Fiscal restraint is dead – on both sides of the Pond

30 May 2017
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Fiscal restraint is dead – on both sides of the Pond

Ryan Bourne
30 May 2017
The launches of the Conservative manifesto and Donald Trump’s first budget could not have been more different in tone. Theresa … Continue reading “Fiscal restraint is dead – on both sides of the Pond”

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