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Can government debt be justified? Distributive justice, intergenerational equity and Catholic social teaching

21 July 2020
Economic Theory

Can government debt be justified? Distributive justice, intergenerational equity and Catholic social teaching

Philip Booth
21 July 2020
Interestingly, Pope Francis has talked about distributive justice in an intergenerational context in relation to climate change. The argument is … Continue reading “Can government debt be justified? Distributive justice, intergenerational equity and Catholic social teaching”

The chancellor shouldn’t turn on the spending taps

6 March 2018
Tax and Fiscal Policy

The chancellor shouldn’t turn on the spending taps

Ryan Bourne
6 March 2018
Better late than never, as they say. New data shows that the Conservative government has finally hit its original target … Continue reading “The chancellor shouldn’t turn on the spending taps”

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”

What Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t know about government debt

7 June 2017
Economic Theory

What Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t know about government debt

JAMIE WHYTE
7 June 2017
Jeremy Corbyn’s BBC interview with Andrew Neil last week caught the headlines for its discussion of the Labour leader’s views … Continue reading “What Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t know about government debt”

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”

The US and UK are failing to confront the long-term drivers of explosive debt growth

8 March 2017
Government and Institutions

The US and UK are failing to confront the long-term drivers of explosive debt growth

Ryan Bourne
8 March 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond will take to the despatch box today to deliver his Budget. The media will pore over the … Continue reading “The US and UK are failing to confront the long-term drivers of explosive debt growth”

Hammond ditches the good bits, and keeps the bad bits of ‘Osbornomics’

3 October 2016
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Hammond ditches the good bits, and keeps the bad bits of ‘Osbornomics’

Philip Booth
3 October 2016
Pragmatism was the order of the day at Conservative Party conference today – especially from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, … Continue reading “Hammond ditches the good bits, and keeps the bad bits of ‘Osbornomics’”

The four huge economic challenges that will define the coming years

19 May 2015
Economic Theory

The four huge economic challenges that will define the coming years

Ryan Bourne
19 May 2015
I once asked one of Margaret Thatcher’s senior advisers whether her governments had been “too obsessed with economics”. “Economics,” he … Continue reading “The four huge economic challenges that will define the coming years”

Six Questions the next Government must answer

10 April 2015
Government and Institutions

Six Questions the next Government must answer

10 April 2015
This video explain the six crucial economic issues that the government, however it is made up, will have to face … Continue reading “Six Questions the next Government must answer”

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