Tony Dolphin Articles

David Cameron has raised the possibility that the Conservative party, if it holds an overall majority in the next parliament, would increase the threshold for inheritance tax to £1m. This is likely to be a first step to its eventual abolition, because with such a high...

As the senior economist at IPPR, I am one of providers of the ‘pages and pages of the most expert advice’ about the ‘easy-complicated’ choices that Steve Van Riel identifies in his chapter (at least I hope some of my advice is ‘expert’!). So it is good to be reminded...

Going South is a very readable book that will appeal to anyone interested in Britain’s poor historical economic performance. But be warned: the authors are much better at documenting decline than coming up with ideas to reverse it. The book is based on the premise,...