
John O’Connell: To ensure efficient government spending, we need a new Parliamentary Budget Committee
A dedicated body could focus on scrutinising the economy and effectiveness of future plans. Australia and New Zealand already have similar models.
A dedicated body could focus on scrutinising the economy and effectiveness of future plans. Australia and New Zealand already have similar models.
Closing the transition period at the end of the year will cause even greater problems than necessary.
Publishing the figures will underline that Ministers are striving to be balanced. Never mind how it looks, though: better statistics will lead to better decisions.
The Treasury should hold one as the year rolls on, along the lines of that undertaken by Canada’s government during the 1990s.
Trade negotiations and agreements are inherently political.
During the EU referendum, many politicians claimed to be concerned about younger generations’ futures. But they’ve been mysteriously quiet recently.
We must adapt or risk a lasting hit to one of the world’s economic command centres. A booster shot is needed to avert a smaller economy.
I hesitate to disagree with Daniel Finkelstein, but city growth has been powered more by smalltown commuters than flat-cap wearing uber-boheminans.
This is the second in a three-part series on how to boost our economy after Coronavirus.
The Education Endowment Foundation estimates that ten years of progress in closing the attainment gap has been reversed by school closures.
There is a Russian bear sitting behind the desk of the Kremlin; we must not let its cubs play in our midst.
It’s a good thing for former senior Ministers to keep thinking, going and contributing, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see a comeback to government.
It should take advantage of the current macro-economic environment afforded by low borrowing costs, to provide stable – and sizeable – funding.
We need to switch from specifying “what’s allowed to open” to “what in the interest of public health needs to continue to be restricted.”
At John Lewis where I was a new MD, we decided to put our trust in technology – to build a business model for the future.