Economist, Visiting Professor, Lecturer, Writer, Public Speaker.
An intensely political budget This Budget had many seminal moments worth mentioning. First amongst them is the signal it sent about the change in the Conservative party. Of course, it was intensely political, stealing economic and social policies from its main opposition. Agreeing with many government policies has left the opposition with little room to …
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In June this year, annual UK consumer price inflation on the central banks preferred measure (CPIH) hit 2.4%, marginally above the 2% target and the highest level since the pandemic started in 2019. It was a rate last seen in August 2018. For some commentators, it was a vindication of the view that the Bank …
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One month on from the end of the Brexit transition period and the dust may have settled on the 11th-hour agreement reached between the EU and UK, but many businesses and individuals are still coming to terms with the reality of what it means for them. Although the agreement was lauded as a success, what …