Daniel Elton
The perversity of Dan Hannan and the “there are no cuts” brigade
Daniel Hannan and that 'there are no public sector cuts' brigade are being perverse. By their framing, we could end up much poorer & they could declare victory.
OBR confirm Osborne will borrow more than the Darling projection
In his Autumn statement, George Osborne confirmed that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) now projects that the government will […]
Whatever Osborne’s growth forecasts today, the reality is probably worse
Today's growth and borrowing forecasts are likely to be grim - they are just as likely to be over optimistic.
UK growth – bottom of the table, wallowing with the PIGS
UK Growth is miserable and about to dive into recession according to the OECD. However, the government can't blame it all on external factors - we're doing worse than most OECD countries.
Kellner: The public don’t like the Tories, but they’ve signed up to their economic argument
Daniel Elton covers the latest data from YouGov and finds that unpopular as they may be, the Tories rhetoric on the economy still rules the roost.
Osborne set to borrow billions more than Darling was projected to
The city now predicts that Osborne will borrow far more than the OBR predicted Alistair Darling would have. It's time for a radical change.