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Hamish McRae

Hamish McRae: Gradually Miss Prudence becomes Mr Spend-a-lot Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 06 December 2005

Despite having less revenue than he expected, Mr Brown has kept at a pre-set rate

Hamish McRae: Focus on greener energy sources and conservation Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 30 November 2005

There are ways in which we can both improve our own performance and influence the world for the better

Hamish McRae: Britain's rebate isn't such a big deal Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 November 2005

Making the EU more competitive is hugely important and should be the main policy goal

Hamish McRae: Blair, not Bush, has the right ideas about how world trade can help the poor Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 16 November 2005

Tony Blair is right about trade. He started his speech in the Guildhall on Monday night by reminding the assembled City luminaries of the amount of progress the world had made in economic, political and human terms over the past 30 years. The world was becoming ever more integrated, ever more globalised. This was happening because of what ordinary people did in their daily lives, not because governments were forcing it on them.

Hamish McRae: France's challenge: create more bad jobs Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 09 November 2005

France's problem is not just high unemployment, it is people who never get into the workforce at all

Hamish McRae: For sale: everything in Britain Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 02 November 2005

Foreigners buy our costliest houses, while Russians don't just buy Chelsea homes - they buy the clubs

Hamish McRae: Our prosperity in the hands of one man Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 26 October 2005

The head of the Fed is not an elected politician, yet he holds more power than the US President

Hamish McRae: It's not just a health issue - the economic impact of bird flu could be disastrous too Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 19 October 2005

Would people be rushing out to buy that sofa? Would businesses be signing off large projects?

Hamish McRae: The first task of Angela Merkel must be to make the Germans less financially prudent Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 12 October 2005

If Germany fails to speed itself up, that changes the prospects for the whole European economy

Hamish McRae: The next Tory leader's task is to know how to respond to the big global forces Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 05 October 2005

A wise government would find out why technology graduates go to work in the US

Hamish McRae: So how will UK weather a global downturn? Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 29 September 2005

The economy is certainly slowing sharply but things have to get quite a lot worse before there is a real danger of recession. That is the main lesson of the new GDP figures and the CBI's survey of retailers. However a slowing economy is bad news for the government's finances, and the Treasury is already having to borrow more than last year. And there is an even bigger issue looming: how does the Chancellor get the economy into good shape to weather the next global downturn, whenever it comes?

Hamish McRae: The German vote makes economic sense Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 21 September 2005

While reform is necessary, it would be much better to introduce it at a time of buoyancy

Hamish McRae: Trust, efficiency and the internet revolution Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 14 September 2005

Skype, like Google, shows how new technologies change our social and economic relationships

Hamish McRae: Could the hurricane's legacy be the beginning of the end of the oil age? Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 07 September 2005

Higher price petrol will reinforce in subtle ways the trend for people to move back into towns

Hamish McRae: How to deal with a nation which makes 40 per cent of the world's socks Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 31 August 2005

Ultimately the only defence against cheap imports is to use our brains to justify our wage levels

Hamish McRae: We may worry about standards, but British education works best for the modern world Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 17 August 2005

We have a higher education that gets young people faster into the job market than any other country

Hamish McRae: Our economy is like that of 100 years ago Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 03 August 2005

We have an economy that can't stand 4.75 per cent interest rates without grinding to a halt

Hamish McRae: There are positive lessons we can draw from these dreadful events in London Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 27 July 2005

Every country in the world faces a terrorist threat. Deal with this well and we enhance our reputation

Hamish McRae: Big cities can absorb a lot of blows, but we mustn't take London's strength for granted Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 24 July 2005

In what way will the London bombings affect the economy? A simple question but an extraordinarily difficult one. We can make some guesses about the reaction of Londoners from the way in which the citizens of New York and Madrid have responded, or indeed the effect on London of the IRA campaign. But each situation is different. While the New York attack was much more devastating than the London ones, we don't know how long the present wave of attacks will continue or how grave it will be.

Hamish McRae: When flair matters more than competence Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 July 2005

Merkel and Sarkozy will have to generate pizzazz, flair, risk-taking and buccaneering

Hamish McRae: The erosion of our public service ethos Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 13 July 2005

These bonuses carry the message that the BBC is not quite as special as it used to be

Hamish McRae: Shock hits markets around the world Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 08 July 2005

THE ECONOMY

Hamish McRae: Games - boon or burden, it's our choice Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 07 July 2005

ECONOMY

Hamish McRae: This student visa policy is seriously stupid Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 06 July 2005

There may be good reasons from the Home Office's view, but in industrial policy terms, it is wrong

Hamish McRae: Now the United States has finally woken up to the economic challenge from China Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 29 June 2005

The US is taking a clearer and cooler view of its long-term strategic position, and not before time
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