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UK economy would crumble under Labour, warns Clarke
Britain's economy would be at the "mercy of the bondmarkets" if Labour wins the election, Kenneth Clarke has warned.
03 Mar 2010
Sterling's slippery slope
Telegraph View: the benign devaluation threatens to become a rout
02 Mar 2010
Fiscal tightening is in the air. First came the letter wars (in which I contributed to the opening salvo by signing the letter to TheSunday Times supporting a tougher fiscal stance). Then last week George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, delivered the Mais Lecture, which sketched out what an incoming Conservative government would do to cut the deficit. Meanwhile, a City research note argued that if he got the chance to do this then it could prompt a collapse of confidence. 28 Feb 2010 Barack Obama's home state of Illinois is near the point of fiscal disintegration. "The state is in utter crisis," said Representative Suzie Bassi. "We are next to bankruptcy. We have a $13bn hole in a $28bn budget." 28 Feb 2010 Surging demand in China, India and the Middle East is ensuring another global crunch within three or four years. 18 Feb 2010 A blizzard of bad data from France, Germany, and Italy have raised concerns that Europe's fragile recovery is stalling already, with mounting risk Key members of the European Parliament are drawing up plans to whittle away Britain's power to veto decisions by the EU's new apparatus of financial super regulators, a move that may leave the City of London without defence against threatening proposals. Germany triggers flight from southern European debt markets, warning there will be no EU bail-outs.Roger Bootle
Roger Bootle is one of the City's leading economists. In his column he sheds light on how the UK and world economies are performing and the challenges facing the world's policymakers.
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