economics
How progressive are Clegg’s “tests”
Nick Clegg sets out four conditional "tests" for Liberal Democrat support of a minority government. They are not as progressive as they look at first sight.
Hannan-omics: “factual inaccuracies, dubious assertions”
Daniel Hannan has praised Georgia's economic policy. But experts say his piece has "serious factual inaccuracies" and "dubious, to say the least, assertions."
Stiglitz: Osborne is “crazy”
Joseph Stiglitz has been interviewed by the New Statesman. He described George Osborne as "crazy" and "out of touch with reality".
Economics for Gui-d’oh Fawkes
Guido Fawkes claims that "the only member country of the G20 still in recession is the UK." But it's not true: five G20 countries are still in recession.