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I’m sorry Ed Miliband, your big green energy plan is all fantasy

I’m sorry Ed Miliband, your big green energy plan is all fantasy

(Photo by Oli Scarff – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Ed Miliband’s green vision is admirable, but the history of energy consumption shows it is all but...

13.02.2025 10

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Yes, AI will wipe out some jobs. But this is the story of progress

Yes, AI will wipe out some jobs. But this is the story of progress

(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) AI will inevitably make some jobs redundant, but the benefits to society are far worth it, writes Paul Ormerod ...

06.02.2025 7

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Reeves has placed an uncertainty premium on the British economy

Rachel Reeves is expected to meet with Donald Trump’s allies at Davos in a bid to talk up the UK’s growth prospects. Photo: PA Rachel Reeves...

23.01.2025 5

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Forget the big infrastructure projects, SMEs are the key to unlocking growth

Inflation unexpectedly fell in December, but is it ‘relief’ for Rachel Reeves or just a ‘temporary reprieve’? Dear Chancellor, forget the...

16.01.2025 7

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Lessons from the Gulag? Enemies of the people had entrepreneurial spirit

A recent study mapping the link between gulags and regional growth in Russia can teach us something about reviving our own left behind towns, writes...

09.01.2025 4

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Recent Conservative governments have been more left wing than Attlee

2nd August 1936: British politician Clement Attlee speaking at the Cardiff and District United Peace Demonstration in Cathays Park, Cardiff. (Photo...

18.12.2024 2

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It may already be too late for Labour

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 5: Labour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria greet supporters as they enter 10 Downing...

12.12.2024 10

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It’s time for England to stop subsidising Scotland and Wales

The devolved nations are living on another planet economically because England essentially pays for their deficits. This has to stop, says Paul...

04.12.2024 30

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It’s not as easy to count the number of ‘working people’ as you might think

How many people are employed today in the UK? How many people are employed in the UK today? This is not just a question in a pub quiz for boffins....

27.11.2024 4

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Office for Value for Money: Can more bureaucracy really improve productivity?

Can more bureaucracy reduce waste in bureaucracy? The public sector’s productivity record is abysmal, and Rachel Reeves’ new Office for Value for...

13.11.2024 6

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Investment can boost growth – if it comes with technological progress

Economic theory does regard capital investment as a contributor to economic growth, but there is another essential factor: technical progress, says...

06.11.2024 3

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How will the bond markets react to the Budget?

Liz Truss has lost her seat to Labour For all the government’s promises of stability and hoped-for reductions in interest rates, UK yields on...

30.10.2024 5

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Borrowing to invest is all very well but what about value for money?

Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak controversially scrapped HS2’s northern leg in October. The precise contents of the budget are still secret. But...

23.10.2024 4

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Will carbon capture work? Nobody knows – and that’s the problem

Carbon capture technology being tested in Scotland earlier this year UK’s clumsy carbon capture punt is result of top down intervention – but...

16.10.2024 8

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The threat of higher taxes is already harming growth

Concerns are mounting over the scale of a tax raid from Rachel Reeves on UK pensioners An important reason why there was zero growth in June and...

09.10.2024 1

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The main task of the next Tory leader is to repaint the party’s image

Conservative Party Conference has been a chance for the leadership candidates to set out their pitches to the party The dominant narrative around...

02.10.2024 2

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A lesson from King Canute for the EV transition: You can’t force hype

Electric cars are still provoking ‘range anxiety’ in Britain European politicians need to learn a few lessons about demand, writes Paul Ormerod...

27.09.2024 3

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Crawling back to the EU after Brexit will only end badly for Britain

The new government is seeking closer ties to the EU, but Brussels will not be kind to a prodigal son, writes Paul Ormerod Clear signals are being...

31.07.2024 4

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The great student loans swindle

Vast quantities of student loans will never be repaid, representing a massive subsidy not just to students themselves but to universities. No other...

26.07.2024 5

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It’s the energy price stupid

It’s not just the Conservatives, governments across the Western the world are being punished for failing to manage expectations in the face of an...

12.07.2024 2

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