I’ve been on both Sky and BBC Scotland this morning talking about the fact that HM Revenue and Customs has today again published the names and photographs of
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Why is 7% considered full employment?
Mark Carney has said the Bank of England will not raise interest rates until unemployment falls to 7% of the available workforce, with some important
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Barclays is destroying a lifeline for some of the poorest people in the world
I have reported, often, on Barclays shooting itself in the foot on this blog. I suspect I will do so again before too long. Bt
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In good company
I got one of the annoying mails from Amazon this morning that they persist in sending. As I was about to delete it I noted
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If the Bank of England says we need 750,000 new jobs we need a whole new economic policy. Call it the Green New Deal
As the Guardian has put it this morning: The UK economy will need to generate around 750,000 more jobs before the Bank of England considers lifting interest rates from their
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Carney on Osborne’s achievement: this is the weakest economy in 100 years
This is what Mark Carney had to say on the UK economy this morning to the BBC's Hugh Pym: This is the weakest economy on
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Beating unemployment is the goal – or is it? This is not a new policy to celebrate. It’s just a recognition of current failure
Mark Carney has said that interest rates will not rise in the UK until unemployment falls from 7.8% now to 7%. Now there are various
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On inflation: the real worry remains deflation
There will be much talk of inflation risk today. Candidly, overheated stock markets and house prices apart – both entirely Osborne’s fault – I don’t
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Blowing bubbles: George Osborne’s favourite song
West Ham fans sign ‘I’m forever blowing bubbles’. So is George Osborne. He tried to reflate the economy via the City with QE. He has
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