DEBATE: Will this be a better year for the economy than 2019? Will this be a better year for the economy than 2019? Dr Victoria Bateman, lecturer and fellow in Economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, says YES. It’s the start of a new year, a time of hope and new beginnings, so I’m going to kick things off on an optimistic note While there was [...]
DEBATE: Is the UK economy already in a recession? Is the UK economy already in a recession? Dr Victoria Bateman, lecturer and fellow in Economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, says YES. Recession. It’s the only thing as guaranteed as death and taxes. Brexit or not, we all know we’re due one. But how low will we go – and for how long? [...]
DEBATE: Will the UK’s strong employment landscape be able to withstand the shock of a no-deal Brexit? Will the UK’s strong employment landscape be able to withstand the shock of a no-deal Brexit? Lee Biggins, founder and chief executive of CV-Library, says YES. While there’s no guarantee that the jobs boom will last if we came crashing out of the EU, the labour market has stood strong in the face of uncertainty [...]
DEBATE: As the year draws to a close, do we still have reasons to be cheerful? December 21, 2018 As the year draws to a close, do we still have reasons to be cheerful? Viscount Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist, says YES. Yes, we do. A lot went wrong in 2018 for a lot of people; but a lot more went right. Levels of absolute poverty, rates of infant mortality, age-adjusted death rates [...]
DEBATE: Should Hammond keep the Tory promise and increase the higher-rate tax threshold to £50,000? October 29, 2018 Should Philip Hammond keep the Tory promise and increase the higher-rate tax threshold to £50,000? Ben Ramanauskas, researcher at the Taxpayers’ Alliance, says YES. People earning £45,000 (the current threshold) can no longer be considered wealthy, particularly considering the high cost of living in our major cities. There is a housing crisis in the UK, [...]
DEBATE: Should the Airbus announcement be taken as a warning for the UK economy post-Brexit? June 25, 2018 Should the Airbus announcement be taken as a warning for the UK economy post-Brexit? Dr Victoria Bateman, lecturer and fellow in Economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, say YES. I’ve always been obsessed with planes – with their style and ability to lift themselves off the ground and connect us across vast distances. Sadly, [...]
DEBATE: Should the City be optimistic about 2018? January 3, 2018 Should the City be optimistic about 2018? Gerard Lyons, chief economic strategist at Netwealth Investments, says YES. Be positive. The City will get a boost from LSD this year. L is for liquidity, which remains ample as the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank continue to ease, while the US Federal Reserve and [...]
