The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, is currently on an official visit to China. In today’s (21 September) Financial … Continue reading “High-level fantasy”

In two previous posts, I criticised a number of recent commentators in the Financial Times (FT) for routinely quoting figures … Continue reading “GDP figures – Part 2 post-script: Getting it wrong at BP”

The Financial Times has long been a continuing source of misleading statements about the relative size of the economies of … Continue reading “GDP figures: How the Financial Times gets it wrong”

For several decades the British economy has been hampered by the poor quality of its infrastructure. Whether in transport, education … Continue reading “Why PPPs may offer poor value for money”

Dr DeAnne Julius’s recent review of the UK Public Services Industry (PSI) tells us that the outsourcing of government services … Continue reading “Outsourcing public services: a good deal for taxpayers?”