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A British Rail Electric Multiple Unit Passenger train on a demonstration run through Watford Junction on 23 August 1965 at Watford Junction, London,...
Labour has unveiled its plans for the car industry which it says could create 80,000 jobs. Electric cars have not become better or cheaper fast...
Leading economist Ben Bernanke has exposed the flawed modelling and out-of-date technology behind the Bank’s failures to forecast inflation, says...
File photo dated 26/02/24 of Humza Yousaf who has dismissed as “ludicrous” and “completely untrue” suggestions of a conflict of interest over...
Locals and children play on the surf at high tide on Redcar beach in the shadow of the Corus Steelworks in Teeside, on July 21, 2008, in...
With the public sector no more efficient than it was in the late 1990s, it’s time to start seriously scrutinising our public services, writes Paul...
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 15: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street with the despatch box to present his spring budget to parliament on...
File photo dated 26/02/24 of Humza Yousaf who has dismissed as “ludicrous” and “completely untrue” suggestions of a conflict of interest over...
Tech funds were the best performing throughout January, gaining 4.8 per cent. There’s no need to panic about cutbacks and uncertainty around AI,...
Bank of England Andy Haldane’s criticisms of the Bank of England’s persistence with higher rates are misguided. Just as near-zero rates...
English economist David Ricardo (1772-1823). theorised that consumers would respond to debt-financed government spending by saving more in...
Public services like healthcare are hardly more productive than 25 years ago If productivity can be raised, more services can be provided to the...
With lecturers incentivised to carry out worthless research and students let in on ability to pay, it is high time universities were reformed, writes...
As the share of adults in the UK who are married drops below 50 per cent for the first time ever, economists as well as romantics should be concerned,...
24th January 1949: Workers leaving the Steel Company of Wales works at Port Talbot at the end of the afternoon shift. (Photo by Topical Press...
Gen Z have been lambasted as lazy, but their desire to push back the corporate timeline makes economic sense, writes Paul Ormerod Generation Z has...
BERLIN, GERMANY – JANUARY 17: Farmers from across Germany march to protest against industrialized agriculture, the TTIP trade agreement and...
As the government prepares to shut its ‘happiness unit’ , Paul Ormerod looks at why focusing on GDP is more likely to boost the country’s...
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 16: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attend ‘Atreju 2023’ Conservative Political...
Boris Johnson during the Covid-19 pandemic briefings. (Photo by Jack Hill – WPA Pool/Getty Images) The pandemic-era lockdowns had crushing social...
Brexit is a convenient scapegoat for the UK’s economic woes, but if we did into the data we’ll see a different story, writes Paul Ormerod. Two...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tours the car manufacturer Nissan on November 24, 2023 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) In...
An industrial strategy will not go amiss, but we must look at far more to fix Britain’s growth problem, writes Paul Ormerod With Labour currently...
Former NatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose breached data protection rules during the Nigel Farage debanking scandal, the watchdog has reportedly...
Former NatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose breached data protection rules during the Nigel Farage debanking scandal, the watchdog has reportedly...
Failure is part and parcel of innovation, corporate failures must not make Brits more risk-averse, Paul Ormerod writes. The conviction of Sam...
From lockdown to 20mph speed limits in Wales and electric vehicles, our obsession with regulations is killing Britain, writes Paul Ormerod The...
If the Bank of England were unable to predict inflation, why would we grant similar experts power at the Office of Budget Responsibility? Paul Ormerod...
Andrew Bailey’s hopes of bringing inflation back to the 2 per cent target will be wishful thinking without a recession, writes Paul Ormerod Andrew...
The SNP has faced the consequence of sheer incompetence with their resounding by-election defeat but dissatisfaction with public services is rife...
Striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line outside Leicester Royal Infirmary as the BMA holds a 96-hour walkout in a dispute over pay. Picture...
Rishi Sunak has delayed several green targets, such as requirements to replace gas boilers. The hysteria over Sunak’s relatively mild changes...
Stonegate pub said it would introduce a 20p extra charge at peak times. Charging an extra 20p at rush hour might reel in a bit of extra cash, but...
Parliament, hospitals, schools, even theatres aren’t immune to the so-called crumbling concrete our buildings are made of. One of the more...