Job figures are horrendous but hardly a surprise

This was always an ideological attack on the state and the young are going to have to pay.

The Danes' counter-example

Additional stimulus hasn't caused bond yields to rise in Denmark. They're in the EU and have their own currency. Like us.

Sir Mervyn can't be pleased. The MPC is in a hole.

As in the US, growth forecasts were wrong all along.

Consumer confidence up? Sorry, it's not

And here's why . . .

Listen to Andrew Sentance if you want a good laugh

The former MPC member has made an art of wrongly calling every economic issue for the past five years.

Why banks must be independent of ignorant politicians

Four top Republicans write an open letter to the Federal Reserve.

How to prevent another meltdown

The Bank of England must restart quantitative easing. Then Osborne must slow his cuts.

What do our leaders say about the economic "catastrophe"? Nothing

Britain's economic problems are getting worse. It's time the government took notice.

The odd tale of "my" Twitter account, part II

Any tweets from @D_Blanchflower and from @blanchflowerd are not from me.

What do the unemployment figures actually show?

There was no good news in today's figures -- and this is just the beginning.

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