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The Economy Articles

Waiting for growth

Waiting for the economic recovery is beginning to feel a little like waiting for Godot. You keep being told it’s going to appear but it never actually arrives. This week was no exception, with the independent Ernst & Young ITEM club forecasters telling us the...
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We need to talk about taxation

The run-up to this year’s budget will be dominated, as always, by issues of tax and growth. As is usual for the time of year, campaigners are full of whizz-bang ideas to fiddle with the tax rates to further their own interests or cause. And with the economy bumping...
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The money question facing Labour

At this year’s Fabian New Year conference, the pollster Deborah Mattinson described eloquently the economic policy problem facing Labour. She described the public’s reaction to our policy ideas: ‘That’s fine but how are they going to pay for it?’ Before we can begin...
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Credibility and the fiscal challenge

As shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Labour’s credibility on deficit reduction and fiscal discipline is my central concern. It’s a tough brief – but one that now, even more than ever, is pivotal to the party’s future success. Credibility matters because it is...
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Waiting for growth

Waiting for growth

Apr 17, 2012 |

Waiting for the economic recovery is beginning to feel a little like waiting for Godot. You keep being told it’s going...