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Government spending: ‘Back to the 30s’ claims are nonsense on stilts

21 January 2015
Government and Institutions

Government spending: ‘Back to the 30s’ claims are nonsense on stilts

David B. Smith
21 January 2015
This article is based on David B. Smith’s Politeia paper ‘The UK Government Spending Ratio: Back to the 1930s?’. Some … Continue reading “Government spending: ‘Back to the 30s’ claims are nonsense on stilts”

Is George Osborne really returning us to a 1930s government? Accurate comparisons suggest a definite ‘no’

29 December 2014
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Is George Osborne really returning us to a 1930s government? Accurate comparisons suggest a definite ‘no’

Ryan Bourne
29 December 2014
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’”

The British economy is on the wrong side of the Laffer curve

16 March 2011

The British economy is on the wrong side of the Laffer curve

David B. Smith
16 March 2011
With total non-oil taxes equivalent to more than 78% of residual private-sector GDP measured at factor cost once government spending … Continue reading “The British economy is on the wrong side of the Laffer curve”

Quantitative easing and tighter banking regulation: a lunatic combination?

5 November 2009

Quantitative easing and tighter banking regulation: a lunatic combination?

David B. Smith
5 November 2009
There seems to be near-lunatic policy inconsistency between the employment of the controversial and potentially dangerous policy of quantitative easing … Continue reading “Quantitative easing and tighter banking regulation: a lunatic combination?”

Britain faces worst ever peacetime fiscal crisis

10 June 2009
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Britain faces worst ever peacetime fiscal crisis

David B. Smith
10 June 2009
Britain now faces one of the most serious fiscal crises in its peacetime history. One reason is that the UK … Continue reading “Britain faces worst ever peacetime fiscal crisis”

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