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Chris Giles

Financial Times

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The Treasury can’t avoid the BoE’s losses

Suspending cash transfers to the central bank will not alleviate UK fiscal pressures

18.08.2026 10

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To stop UK’s debt fatalism, look past charts of doom

Despite dire OBR warnings, changes to how projections are calculated can correct misplaced fear of unsustainable levels

04.03.2026 30

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The relentless rise of liberal tax Nimbys

People love progressive changes in theory but hate them in practice

18.02.2026 40

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Are UK consumers about to rediscover their mojo?

The pieces are falling into place, but are not quite there yet

05.02.2026 20

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What happens if the UK and US reach net zero (migration)?

We would need to rethink sustainable growth rates and fiscal targets

22.01.2026 40

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The next Fed chair shouldn’t party like it’s 1999

It is premature to assume the AI era will lead to non-inflationary growth like the ’90s computing boom

09.01.2026 30

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The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told

A huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts leads us to doom and gloom which turns out to be nonsense

13.12.2025 40

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The OBR’s carelessness has damaged us all

The fiscal watchdog’s error is worse than other Budget leaks because it exists solely to improve the process

27.11.2025 20

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The truth about the UK economy in 2025

It is not the story that the chancellor would like to tell you

13.11.2025 40

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The bridge that bursts Britain’s public spending myths

Investment is a long game that does not transform the immediate growth outlook, and cuts are difficult

30.10.2025 30

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No need for a moral panic about the welfare system

It’s far from perfect, but the UK’s spending is broadly controlled and employment is high

16.10.2025 30

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Think twice before rushing to fix the UK’s broken property taxes

It took us a generation to get into the present council tax mess and would take another to emerge with minimal scars

03.10.2025 20

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Economic dynamism is the victim in Trump’s second term

Few sectors will escape the negative supply shocks caused by the president’s policies

24.09.2025 20

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The UK is a fiscal saint, not a sinner

Markets ultimately will take notice if the government demonstrates its ability to lower deficits

03.09.2025 30

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The Fed’s future hangs in balance after Trump’s assault

The central bank does not work properly if a president can bend it to his will

26.08.2025 20

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How the Fed should deal with US stagflation risks

Caution should continue to be the watchword in Jackson Hole until the impact of Trump’s policies are better understood

21.08.2025 30

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What if Trump picks an inflation nutter for Fed chair?

With US checks and balances on the retreat, it is unwise to be an optimist

12.08.2025 20

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The kernels of truth in reports of a millionaires’ exodus

We do not know exactly how many people are leaving, but the corroborating evidence is mounting up

08.08.2025 20

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Don’t believe the myth: Britain’s services have been hit hard by Brexit

Export growth has been strong but not lived up to its potential

10.07.2025 20

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Should we stop the UK’s best talent moving to London?

The capital has been skewing Britain’s economic geography for more than a century

27.06.2025 20

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A blizzard of figures from Reeves obscures the real political challenge

We have higher expectations of services than providers can offer from the taxes we actually want to pay

14.06.2025 30

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