Inside Politics
The End of the Party?
While the boom lasted, economists calling for a return to such policies have often been treated like party-poopers. Now the party is over, will politicians start listening to their advice again?
Month: October 2007
Research reports
More mirage than miracle
All this presents UK economic policy with a challenge: to improve our infrastructure while reducing tax and regulatory burdens. This would increase the UK’s still disappointing productivity. In the long run, this is the key to economic growth. An economy built on lower taxes, lighter regulation and better infrastructure will be more sustainable than one built partly on rising house prices and extra debt.
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Housing U-turn?
Hopefully the debate about PGS is over and the discussion can move on to making the tariff work. If properly designed, it could both strengthen local democracy and help to build the houses this country needs.
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The Magpie Chancellor
The press may have christened our new Chancellor the “Magpie” but real magpies at least accumulate small treasures. Mr Darling, on the other hand, has collected nothing but debt.
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Der Grenzgänger
Als Sänger verkaufte Cat Stevens Millionen Alben. Dann trat er zum Islam über, hetzte gegen Israel und Juden. Nun soll es mit der Radikalität vorbei sein. Wer ist Yusuf Islam?
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Liberal again
For people who believe in limited government, low taxation and free trade – in other words, for economic liberals – the Conservative party had for a long time been the party closest to their thinking. Yet over the past months, some conflicting messages have come out of the party.
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Vorsprung durch Technik – learning from German planning
If Britain cannot shift the balance towards more local incentives and decision-making in planning, then good and affordable housing will remain something that the British will only be able to see on TV – when reporting from Germany, says Oliver Hartwich