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Ben Fox Articles

High on symbols, low on substance

From scrapping the 50p tax rate to raising the personal allowance, and cutting corporation tax to stamp duty for mansions, this budget was all about political symbols. On income tax, the chancellor trod a very fine line in providing enough red meat to satisfy his...

Britain’s comatose economy revealed

Nothing best demonstrates the failure of George Osborne's economic medicine for the UK than the fact that this morning's data on the UK economy showing 0.2 per cent growth was the best he could have hoped for. Since many economists feared statistics showing negative...

Canada’s elections shows why we must back AV

Yesterday’s seismic political shift in Canada, with the once dominant Liberal party trounced and Labour’s sister party the New Democrats making spectacular gains, also saw the perversity of First Past the Post was on full display.

Scrapping fuel escalator won’t hide Osborne’s modesty

George Osborne’s second budget was a modest one. But then, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, he had plenty to be modest about. Under the Tories, Britain now ranks with Spain and Greece among the few European countries revising down growth forecasts.

Labour’s economic response? It’s the real economy, stupid!

Mar 16, 2011 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

To go from polling 29 per cent to 45 per cent in ten months is impressive going even if we know that 45 per cent...

Stagflation in sight

Jan 27, 2011 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

There's no getting away from the fact that the forecast of the Office for National Statistics that the UK economy...

Cameron’s ticking EU time bomb

Dec 21, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

Becoming prime minister may not have curbed David Cameron's natural instincts to revert to the economic policies of...

Unnecessary austerity will harm Britain

Jul 9, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

And is this because of the coalition's budget, and is Europe in danger of becoming the world's economic...

No more ‘Fred the shred’ bonuses

Jul 2, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

This week it has been used to great effect - in the final hours of the Spanish presidency of the EU, Labour's Arlene...

A regressive tax system

Jun 23, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

George Osborne's 'emergency budget' was predictable stuff. We knew that massive spending cuts were coming, despite the...

Osborne at the Mansion House

Jun 17, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

On the face of it, the system of financial regulation in the UK has now radically changed, following George Osborne's...

Not the usual suspects

Jun 16, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

The ConDem coalition has painted a picture of economic doom in Britain in advance of its 'emergency budget' next week....

‘Too big to fail’, but Eurozone’s crisis is deep

Jun 3, 2010 | Articles, Section: Web exclusive

As the crisis facing the Eurozone deepens, so does the pressure on Europe's political leaders. Having spent months...

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