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Hamish McRae: A worrying example for Europe
25 May 2005
If the German model is failing, then maybe the post-war European social democratic way is also failing

Hamish McRae: So where do we go from here?
18 May 2005
The sudden onset of the slowdown seems to have taken the Bank of England by surprise

Hamish McRae: Is Britain's economic boom over?
11 May 2005
Brown's boasts that we have had the longest growth since records began may ring hollow in his ears

Hamish McRae: Trade is defeating poverty, Dr Williams
27 April 2005
We should celebrate the economic growth of the world's two most populous countries

The global economy is in a fragile state
20 April 2005
At its simplest level, you could say that - on economic grounds - this is an election you want to lose

Can we rely on politicians when they can't even explain their tax and spending plans?
13 April 2005
The increase in public spending planned this year, �35bn, is the same as the GDP of Romania

The sorry story of Rover's road to ruin
06 April 2005
The positive message of Rover is that, if you go for market niches, you can make money building cars in the UK

They need our trade more than our aid
30 March 2005
In the immediate aftermath of a disaster the world can help, but from now on local people know best

Chancellor astutely mixes economics and politics, but the maths points to tax increases
17 March 2005
It is politics, of course, but it is also economics. Gordon Brown has been at this game for a long while so it would be astounding were his latest, maybe last, Budget not politically astute.

If Gordon Brown is wise, this will be the last Budget he presents to the nation
16 March 2005
In four or five years' time, I suspect that the verdict on this Chancellor will be rather less favourable that it is right now

For the top jobs, we need to look abroad
09 March 2005
We are in a world where even Japan looks outside the country for someone to run one of its great companies

What should we do with the BBC?
02 March 2005
Why should British people be forced to pay for a service delivered to, say, Californians?

How can we compete with China?
23 February 2005
So what can we do that other people on the far side of the world on one-fortieth of our wages cannot do as well?

A revolution dawns in the east of Europe
09 February 2005
I suspect that in 20 years' time newspapers will be celebrating the intellectual influence of the Baltic states

Bad news, Gordon: the world is going Blairite
02 February 2005
The idea that if people want something it is a good idea to provide it has only recently taken hold in the public sector

It is Britain's success that attracts migrants. So do we really want to be less successful?
26 January 2005
Migration is more a function of growth than a cause of it. People move where the jobs are

The Bush boom will end soon - and how it ends will define his second term in office
19 January 2005
The President's speech tomorrow will be full of big themes - but one will be missing: the world of economics

Poor retail sales, a sluggish housing market - so is this the end of the Brown boom?
12 January 2005
On a one-year view, things will be fine. On a longer view, serious problems will make it seem less golden

Money helps, but it is not enough. We must also ask profound questions
05 January 2005
The trade restrictions of the developed world are really pretty inexcusable in political, economic or moral terms

How the Government's giant bet on gambling reform can end up a winner
20 October 2004
In Melbourne, the casino has revived a rather down-at-heel quay as well as bringing a lot of business to the city

Politicians will fail to solve the problem of global warming, but the market will succeed
13 October 2004
China, the world's second largest oil user, is not going to hold back economic growth in the cause of conservation

Pensions aren't a problem for this government, which makes its concern all the more laudable
12 October 2004
The first thing to be clear about is that the pensions crisis - the fact that our ageing population is not saving enough to provide decent pensions in old age - is a lot better than the alternative.

Africa has the potential to succeed
06 October 2004
Western countries did not grab colonies because they liked the climate. They knew they could make money

Higher oil prices are just what we need
29 September 2004
The most favourable outcome would be for the high price to encourage the biggest users to conserve energy

Higher tax could mean less revenue
22 September 2004
People think of politics dividing between rich and poor; increasingly they will divide between working and non-working