For me the most important chart in any economic forecast is that on the sectoral balances. This says who is going to save, and who
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This is why no one gets economic data. This is just published by the Office for Budget Responsibility: Give us the numbers – not percentages.
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The world is obsessed by quantitative easing and borrowing. But it is a simple accounting fact that for every borrower their must be a saver.
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The Financial Times has reported this morning that: British people “lack a basic understanding” of economic statistics such as unemployment or the government’s deficit, and
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As the Guardian reports this morning: The government has privately admitted the UK faces an increased likelihood of “systemic economic crisis” as it completes its
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The Guardian’s morning briefing  includes this paragraph today: The chancellor’s second mini-budget of the pandemic will lay bare the government’s fears over the long-lasting impact
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My Green New Deal colleague Colin Hines had this letter in the Guardian overnight: Your editorial (23 November) highlights how Rishi Sunak is softening the country up
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