deficit
Will Covid cost less than expected?
It’s no surprise that the bill for Covid-19 keeps racking up. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest forecast predicts borrowing will…
Barometer
Name that town The representative of Slough in the UK Youth Parliament called for the town’s name to be changed…
The right answer
David Cameron might not be remembered as the best prime minister in modern British history but he will probably be…
One-nation economics
In his hastily scripted victory speech, David Cameron hit upon a mission that he wanted to define his remaining years…
Osborne’s mission: erase every trace of Brown
To understand George Osborne, it is important to realise that he cut his political teeth at the height of the…
Barometer
Plagued by stigma The World Health Organisation told doctors to stop naming diseases after people, places and animals so as…
Cameron’s great secret: he’s not a very good politician
This was a vital election. A Tory failure would have been an act of political treason. Five years ago, the…
Miliband’s tablet of stone may cost him my vote
You have the advantage over me. You know the result of the general election, whereas I do not — a…
Diary
So far, what an infuriating election campaign. We have the most extraordinary array of digital, paper and broadcasting media at…
This Chancellor is a most political animal
Autumn Statements lack the drama and traditions of the Budget. Gladstone never delivered one, there is no Autumn Statement box…
Dicing with debt
George Osborne has declared victory over Ed Balls, the IMF and all the others who warned that his austerity measures…
Big state, big mistake
The West must wake up and reform, or face decline
How the Tories can win the next election
The mood was grim when David Cameron, George Osborne and their advisers convened for a crunch meeting on 4 February…
