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David Blanchflower

David Blanchflower is economics editor of the New Statesman and professor of economics at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire

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Business
How to prevent another meltdown
21 September 2011

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

Economics
What do our leaders say about the economic "catastrophe"? Nothing
19 September 2011

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

The odd tale of "my" Twitter account, part II
16 September 2011

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

International Politics
For Obama, it’s all about jobs, jobs, jobs
16 September 2011

The president’s 8 September announcement of an employment stimulus plan is exactly the sort of thing

Economics
What do the unemployment figures actually show?
14 September 2011

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

UK Politics
Here’s my plan for kick-starting Britain. MPC — take note
09 September 2011

The Bank of England should come up with a plan for easing access to credit for small businesses.

Business
Support for George Osborne continues to fall away
06 September 2011

The CBI chief, John Cridland, and the Pimco MD, Bill Gross, are the latest figures to stress the urg

UK Politics
Do you approve?
06 September 2011

Yesterday's YouGov/Sun poll is the best snapshot of the mood of the British public. So how ar

Education
The QS World University Rankings are a load of old baloney
05 September 2011

The University of Cambridge is not the best university in the world.

Business
Yet another marker that a double-dip looms
05 September 2011

Services, the biggest and most important sector, is slowing.

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