It is possible for the UK to survive the economic crisis caused by coronavirus. However, that requires a plan and right now the government has
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As I noted on this blog yesterday, Rishi Sunak’s suggestion that £330 billion of loan funds might be made available to struggling UK businesses is
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Rishi Sunak has announced new support for businesses this afternoon. I welcome his additional rate support relief. His tiny grants for some smaller businesses are
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Martin Wolf has written an article in the Financial Times in which he recommends that the government should become the buyer of last resort from
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As I pointed out last week, literally minutes after he sat down from delivering it, Rishi Sunak’s first budget was a disaster because of the
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There has been quite a lot of commentary in the media from small-business sources suggesting that the government has been reckless in suggesting that pubs,
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When I was asked by Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 last week what my reaction to the budget was I said that I thought it
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The pre-record was ten minutes, which given how I feel was some effort. The subject was whether or not we will have a crash. My
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This morning’s financial news makes two things clear. The first is that financial intervention from Central Banks is not enough to allay market fears. They
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