Plan A
Voters: It’s not Plan A, it’s Osborne
A fascinating poll result from Ipsos MORI today. They ask, essentially, whether people agree with the government’s ‘Plan A’ or Labour’s ‘Plan B’. Specifically, they ask: ‘People have different ideas… Continue reading
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Liam Fox’s Plan A++
It’s been a day of competing economic prescriptions from two doctors: Vince Cable (‘debt’s so cheap it’d be rude not to borrow more!’) and today Liam Fox, who has delivered… Continue reading
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Fisking the coalition’s deficit-reduction boast
‘We have reduced the deficit by a quarter in just two years’ — the coalition’s mid-term review. True. But when Gordon Brown proposed to do precisely the same in Labour’s… Continue reading
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The View from 22 – Battle of the Chancellors special
The Spectator hosted a packed-out debate last night on the motion — ‘George Osborne isn’t working: we need a Plan B’ — and you can now hear the outcome for yourself. As Isabel… Continue reading
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Battle of the Chancellors: hope v fear
At the Spectator debate on the economic consequences of Mr Osborne last night, Andrew Neil repeated JK Galbraith’s line that ‘economic forecasters exist to make astrologers look good.’ The impressive… Continue reading
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George Osborne isn’t working, we need a Plan B
Although sometimes implied in public debates, deficit reduction and growth are not alternatives. Both are essential for Britain’s prosperity and economic stability. On either count, George Osborne is failing. In… Continue reading
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‘Plan B’ is not the answer
Is George Osborne’s plan working? You can see why his enemies are circling. If you take his own definition – his ‘fiscal rule’ that the debt/GDP ratio should be falling… Continue reading
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Does George Osborne need to adopt a Plan B? This will be the topic for a Spectator debate a week on Monday. But the argument is pretty clear to everyone… Continue reading
71 CommentsThe vote in Spain
The expected triumph of the centre-right Popular Party in today’s Spanish elections promises to have some interesting consequences for British politics. The PP have been in close touch with the… Continue reading
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