Have economists witnessed the birth of ‘Osbornism’?
Faisal Islam blogs on shadow chancellor George Osborne’s Mais lecture, and speculates whether it could signal the start of an economic approach that may in the future be dubbed ‘Osbornism’.
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Faisal Islam blogs on shadow chancellor George Osborne’s Mais lecture, and speculates whether it could signal the start of an economic approach that may in the future be dubbed ‘Osbornism’.
The message in the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ Green Budget, published today, is: don’t cut now but plan credible larger cuts for the entirety of the next parliament, blogs Faisal Islam.
Economics correspondent Faisal Islam describes interviewing Conservative leader David Cameron, who says his party would start cutting the deficit this year, even if Britain relapses into recession.
Ken vs Mandy, “it’s mostly monetary” for the Tories and the gift of the Gabay, blogs Faisal Islam.
On the day Gordon Brown appears to have headed off a leadership challenge, Faisal Islam predicts that a batch of good economic statistics could mean a 25 March general electioni
I am in the south looking north, in Latin America, in Colombia. The disconnect is acute. The biggest event of the day? The appearance of the Mexican and Colombian presidents at Davos. No, don’t think Davos rocks here in the Andean foothills, on the rolling desert along the coast. But Latino presidents on the world…