John Redwood

Euroland is not working

There seems little concern about the continuing rise in unemployment across the euro area. If European leaders were really worried about the situation, they would be planning for the weaker economies to leave the single currency in an early and orderly fashion Read more

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Debt, deficit and political debate, by John Redwood

What passes for political debate about the deficit and how to reduce it struggles to inform, because it is based on the strange proposition that most of the reduction is occurring through spending cuts. The numbers show otherwise. Read more...

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When is a cut not a cut? by John Redwood

Only in the public sector is an increase a cut. The current debate over public spending is bogged down in the parade of the bleeding stumps, debates over 25% cuts and an argument over allowing the health budget to rise when most else is set to tumble. Read more...

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