Last night, here in Edinburgh, I attended a fascinating lecture by Willem Buiter, founding member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and author of the celebrated (in certain circles!) Maverecon blog on the Financial Times website. Sadly, the blog is discontinued as Professor Buiter is now the Chief Economist of Citigroup, the US […]
Month: April 2010
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Counteracting ‘Deficit Phobia’
There’s more nonsense about the UK fiscal position around – most of it emanating from the Conservatives and their manifesto. The latter document is appallingly selective with the statistics – they are really setting themselves up for a fall. Here’s an excellent dose of common sense from Kansas City.