Despite Brexit, growth in the UK economy beat expectations in 2017 and is likely to do so again this year. … Continue reading “UK economy likely to defy gloomy forecasts in 2018, again”

Many experts predicted dire economic consequences if Britons should go against their advice and vote for Brexit. Prof Barry Eichengreen … Continue reading “Adventures in Guardianland, Part 2: Were the experts right on Brexit, after all?”

One year after the British public voted to leave the EU, the UK has avoided the immediate slide into recession … Continue reading “UK economy should continue to defy the Brexit doomsayers”

As Chancellor Philip Hammond and US President Donald Trump begin work on their respective budgets, speculation is rife about changes … Continue reading “Why it matters if the public has lost faith in government economic forecasts post-Brexit”