{"id":60982,"date":"2022-01-04T09:27:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T09:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=60982"},"modified":"2022-01-04T09:27:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T09:27:31","slug":"fewer-than-20-of-economists-think-that-there-are-grounds-for-optimism-in-2022-the-rest-are-more-closely-attached-to-the-real-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2022\/01\/04\/fewer-than-20-of-economists-think-that-there-are-grounds-for-optimism-in-2022-the-rest-are-more-closely-attached-to-the-real-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Fewer than 20% of economists think that there are grounds for optimism in 2022. The rest are more closely attached to the real world."},"content":{"rendered":"

I have already noted this morning<\/a> that the general public is little enamoured with the endeavours of the UK government. It is fair to say that economists appear little more impressed, based upon a survey published by the Financial Times. They produced this result when 100 were asked for their opinions<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I am sure that the two or three per cent who thought that things were going to get better in 2022 must have had a reason, but I suspect that it was down to ideology. I put myself in the 60 to 70% to think that things are going to get worse. It is very hard to see how the combination of Covid, Brexit, short-term inflation threats, rising private debt and asset bubbles add up to anything but a significant threat to well-being which this government is wholly unwilling and unable to address.<\/p>\n

It seems that fewer than 20% of economists think that there are grounds for optimism in 2022. The rest are more closely attached to the real world. This is going to be a bumpy ride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have already noted this morning that the general public is little enamoured with the endeavours of the UK government. It is fair to say
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