- Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
How to deal with high inflation and sputtering growth at the same time.
While Johnson brings a modicum of certainty about the UK’s direction of travel – out of the EU – its future beyond 2020 remains uncertain.
How the Brexit ‘divorce bill’ is calculated and what impact delays will have on it.
A few billion is not a massive amount compared to the government’s total budget for the year. But it could significantly help school and police budgets.
Brexit Britain should be especially concerned.
New statistics show the UK has half a trillion pounds less in its account than previously thought.
What the Labour Party manifesto says about tax and spending – and whether or not it is viable.
Vote Leave claims the EU is the slowest growing area in the world. Are they right?
New report says households will be £4,300 worse off if we leave the EU. Here’s the verdict.
Outers are crying Project Fear, but it’s not easy to predict what would happen if Britain voted to leave the EU.
Osborne’s experience as chancellor from 2010-2015 should have taught him that he can’t directly control the deficit or surplus.
The economic challenges ahead for the new Conservative government.
Ed Miliband says Labour did not overspend when it was last in office. He’s right.
The SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon says austerity has held the economy back. Is she right?
Our experts asses the credibility of UKIP’s top ticket policies.
UKIP has some eye-catching spending promises but they are subject to a number of uncertainties.
A key tenet of the Labour Party’s manifesto is reducing the budget deficit year-on-year through the lifetime of the next parliament.
Our experts crunch the evidence on Labour’s big ticket policies.
George Osborne’s announcement this week that a Conservative government would implement £25 billion of cuts over two years after the next election is a bold statement of intent both economically and politically…
The Autumn Statement is a curious ritual. With the chancellor already delivering an annual budget based around a medium-term strategy, the autumn statement does not provide an opportunity for any major…
Contact Jonathan for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Article Feed
- Joined



















