Debt
Osborne dodges a bullet but debt continues to rise
Economic data is coming thick and fast. Sandwiched between last week’s poor unemployment data and Thursday’s forthcoming results for GDP in the first quarter of the year, public finance figures were published today. They show that George Osborne has dodged a bullet.
When economists are wrong we all suffer. And we now know the debt obsession is wholly misplaced
It was argued by Reinhart- Rogoff that high debt essentially meant that the state captured all resources, used them inefficiently, prevented the private sector using them and so curtailed growth at cost to everyone. There’s just one problem.
Private sector competition had ‘negative effect’ on NHS productivity
Private sector competition in the NHS has had a "small but significant" negative impact on productivity, with NHS Trusts in areas where there is a monopoly performing better than those where there is greater private sector competition, according to a report out today.
Payday lenders aggressively targeting university students
Payday lenders have started aggressively targeting university students who are struggling with student loans. It's time the government recognised this and took radical action to clamp down on unscrupulous lenders.
Cost of higher tuition fees system ‘six times higher’ than savings
The system of higher tuition fees introduced by the government with the aim of saving money is likely to cost more in the longer term, a new report has warned.
Watch: Miliband flays Cameron on the economy at PMQs
Following Friday's poor growth figures, Ed Miliband went after David Cameron on his failing economic record at today's Prime Minister's Questions.