newstatesman.com - <![CDATA[The Economics Column]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/columns/the-economics-column en http://images.newstatesman.com/users/avatars/.jpg http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/ <![CDATA[An economic riposte in three parts]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/02/total-hours-revisions-labour http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/02/total-hours-revisions-labour Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:09:43 GMT David Blanchflower On dealing with the deficit, GDP revisions and hours worked.

]]> <![CDATA["Eat the Data": three words that spell trouble for the coalition]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/02/recession-coalition-bank http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/02/recession-coalition-bank Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:49:24 GMT David Blanchflower The recession is only now becoming close and personal.

]]> <![CDATA[Laughed out of the Bank of England? You must be joking]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/02/2010-smith-sector-unemployment http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/02/2010-smith-sector-unemployment Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:19:34 GMT David Blanchflower A response.

]]> <![CDATA[The verdict is in – the Chancellor’s austerity measures have failed]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/02/osborne-sector-quarter-2010 http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/02/osborne-sector-quarter-2010 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:32:22 GMT David Blanchflower George Osborne has been hoisted by his own petard.

]]> <![CDATA[Romney’s vulture capitalism, the Balls backlash and more downgrades]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/01/france-downgrade-labour-romney http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/01/france-downgrade-labour-romney Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:27:18 GMT David Blanchflower David Blanchflower looks at US unemployment, the France downgrade, and why Labour has not reversed its policy.

]]> <![CDATA[Why I will be voting for Newt Gingrich]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/01/obama-vote-republican-gingrich http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2012/01/obama-vote-republican-gingrich Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:14:21 GMT David Blanchflower The Republican primaries are heading David Blanchflower’s way. And as an independent voter, he writes, I intend to do my bit to ensure the best possible outcome of the presidential election in November.

]]> <![CDATA[Only the bazooka approach can save the jobless young]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/11/youth-unemployment-young http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/11/youth-unemployment-young Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:07:44 GMT David Blanchflower Chris Grayling’s attempt to blame our worsening unemployment problem on the eurozone crisis masks the obvious cause . . . and the tragedy of out-of-control joblessness among young people in Britain.

]]> <![CDATA[Something happened at the end of August to terrify policymakers]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/11/eurozone-bank-government http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/11/eurozone-bank-government Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:40:30 GMT David Blanchflower Austerity in the UK is pushing us back into recession, as it is in the eurozone.

]]> <![CDATA[The writing is on the wall]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/11/george-osborne-business-letter http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/11/george-osborne-business-letter Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:12:46 GMT David Blanchflower The silence from the Tories' pals in business as the economy fails to hit George Osborne's targets speaks volumes. Is anyone in there listening?

]]> <![CDATA[Quack cures won’t stop the angry young taking to the streets]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/10/young-unemployment-government http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2011/10/young-unemployment-government Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:19:39 GMT David Blanchflower Our youngsters deserve better than the warm words of Osborne’s ideologues, intent on austerity.

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