As we have a new government and we also have a better idea about the effects of the financial crisis on the public … Continue reading “The real level of UK government debt is around £4.8 trillion”

who wrote to the Financial Times last week, I would like to refer them and the reader to my paper … Continue reading “Not reducing debt is the greater danger”

Just after Christmas a number of members of the IEA’s SMPC wrote to the Sunday Times about the dire need … Continue reading “We can’t go on like this…but who is going to stop us?”

Yesterday we had the widely-trailed report on reforming public sector pensions. It has been put to me, including on Radio … Continue reading “John Hutton’s report on public sector pensions is a step in the right direction – but he needs to go much further”

Earlier this year I published a report estimating British government debt at £4.8 trillion. However, over the summer the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published … Continue reading “It’s official – the British government owes trillions”

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Today, the Public Sector Pensions Commission – which was established in autumn 2009 by the IEA, the Institute of Directors and … Continue reading “How to reform public sector pensions”

" The Emergency Budget included a proposal to raise the state pension age for males from 65 to 66 by … Continue reading “Pension age should be raised more rapidly”

Two things struck me about the OBR report published yesterday. I shall blog about the other later… The first was … Continue reading “OBR shouldn’t take a Bernie Madoff approach to public sector pensions”