Coronavirus has resulted in a major economic crisis and caused immense damage to both the economy and people’s lives. This … Continue reading “Getting out of crises quickly – what do we know?”

We are undoubtedly living in a time of great crisis. You have to be of an exceptionally optimistic disposition to … Continue reading “Ten steps which should change the British economy”

In January, the IEA’s Director General Mark Littlewood wrote, in an article titled ‘Ignore the doomsayers’, that we should be … Continue reading “The roaring 2020s is not off the cards yet”

The COVID-19 pandemic will be a global trauma that people talk about – argue about – for decades. Debate is … Continue reading “Recovery from the pandemic will require a single-minded focus on maximising growth”

George Osborne capitalised on some good economic news in his speech yesterday. He argued that the economy has turned a … Continue reading “There’s a threat to growth, despite the recovery”

“When John Maynard Keynes talked of persistent under-employment, he did not mean that, following a big shock, economies stay frozen … Continue reading “Robert Skidelsky’s economic policy mess”

“When John Maynard Keynes talked of persistent under-employment, he did not mean that, following a big shock, economies stay frozen … Continue reading “Robert Skidelsky’s economic policy mess”