government spending
Reversing our economic decline is not easy, but it is simple
We are becoming poorer because we keep choosing to increase spending, taxes and debt, rather than incurring any short-term discomfort, argues Jon Moynihan
Was furlough the worst £70 billion ever spent?
Concorde obviously. The Iraq War perhaps? Or Scottish devolution? It is not hard to come up with a list of…
The one thing most people think they know about economics is wrong
The one thing most people think they know about economics is wrong
James McAvoy is wrong – the arts are better off without subsidy
The season of cringe-making acceptance speeches at arts awards ceremonies is nearly over, thank heavens. But it hasn’t passed without…
High-speed fail
A year ago the electoral strategies of the two main parties seemed set. The Conservatives would stand as the party…
Arthur Laffer: cuts succeeded where stimulus failed
High government spending increases unemployment and slows economic recovery
