Monthly Archives: August 2012
Over the next few years, George Osborne might not be Mr Popular, but he may be Mr Right
by Mitch Feierstein about 11 years 6 months ago
Accountable: A letter in the Sunday Times called for Osborne to begin spending cuts a year earlier than planned In February 2010, twenty economists published a letter in the Sunday Times calling on George Osborne to begin spending cuts a year earlier than planned. The key sentence of that letter stated that, ‘In order to be credible, […]
Nationalise the beleaguered RBS? Or Let them fail, you decide… Its your money!
by Mitch Feierstein about 11 years 7 months ago
Solution? Business secretary Vince Cable has said he wants to nationalise the 18pc of RBS that isn’t already owned by the taxpayer Vince Cable wants to nationalise RBS. You can see his logic. The taxpayer owns 82% of the firm already. Nationalisation is hardly such a radical idea; it’s more the logical completion of a […]