Osbornomics For Beginners
The Independent are really good at graphic representations of information. Especially in their latest project, the newspaper they call ‘i’. Well worth a look if you get the chance. Today, […]
Tag Archives: Economics
Obama’s Debt Deal – A Limey Perspective
You may have seen, if you watch the television news, that Barack Obama has been screwed over by the mental ‘tea party’ politicians in the US. This has been over […]
Will Inflation Scupper The Forgotten Budget?
It seemed to have slipped out of the media’s attention, what with all this Libyan stuff, but the Budget is rapidly approaching once again. No doubt the conflict will change […]
Christians Enter The Cuts Arena
This week, Christian charity CARE are to publish a report on the taxation of families in the run-up to the budget. The research in this report shows that the Government’s […]
Plan B? What Plan B?
The coalition Government has several things to be worried about but one of its major concerns must surely be the chance of a rise in inflation. In December, the CPI rose from […]
A New Famine
Dear Reader, I feel I owe an apology. I’m aware that I have written a lot in recent weeks on the economic situation in the Republic of Ireland. So if […]
The Teetering Eurozone
I wrote yesterday of the impending bailout of Ireland by the EU, and some of the implications. Since inception of the Euro, in 2000, we have had a relatively smooth ride in […]
Will Osborne Look Across The Sea?
There’s big trouble looming over us at the moment. All the hooha about the royal wedding is doing a marvellous job of distracting people from the problem building steam just […]
Cuts Day, Part 2 – An economics lesson: what is the deficit and what is debt?
The day has finally arrived. Everyone is now expecting the biggest cuts in spending on public services in decades. The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) published today will set out spending […]
Cuts Day, part 1
Well, I was going going to write an overview of my thoughts on the Tory strategy of cuts and austerity that they are launching on us all today. Then I read […]
