Slash interest rates and stop bond sales, ex-policymaker tells Bank of England
Exclusive: David Blanchflower urges rethink after collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and lifeline thrown to Credit Suisse
September 2022
Economists call for radical shakeup of Bank’s interest rate committee
MPC is dominated by people with little ‘real world’ knowledge and prone to groupthink, says ex-committee member
December 2019
Guardian Brexit watch
Shadow of Brexit still looms over economy: experts debate the data
Two former members of Bank of England’s rate-setting committee on Britain’s economic prospects
October 2019
Guardian Brexit watch
Brexit uncertainty drives up job losses and holds back economy
Guardian analysis shows no-deal fears have hit outlook for employment and growth
June 2019
Gig economy in Britain doubles, accounting for 4.7 million workers
TUC finds worker rights fading as gig platforms proliferate to employ one in 10 adults
March 2019
Guardian Brexit watch
UK economy defies Brexit gloom even as crisis deepens
Latest Guardian analysis finds economic indicators positive but weaker growth is forecast
July 2018
Guardian Brexit watch
Brexit is the biggest risk to the UK economy, bar none
Two former members of Bank of England’s rate-setting committee on the economic outlook
September 2017
Guardian Brexit watch
Bank warned not to raise interest rates amid squeeze on households
Guardian Brexit watch
Should interest rates go up as Brexit approaches? Experts debate the data
January 2017
Don’t be fooled – Theresa May’s Brexit plan won’t appease the markets for long
David Blanchflower
The announcement that parliament will get a vote on a final deal was welcome. But the prime minister’s speech does nothing to lift the fog of uncertainty
October 2016
William Hague attacks Bank of England over ultra-low interest rates
Mark Carney should take heed of public anger over lower living standards or risk losing the Bank’s independence, says former foreign secretary
July 2016
The Brexit vote will kill austerity
David Blanchflower
George Osborne’s disastrous experiment brought about the EU referendum vote – now the economy needs stimulus
June 2016
Former Corbyn adviser Thomas Piketty criticises Labour's 'weak' EU fight
French economist calls party’s campaign to keep Britain in EU ‘very weak’ and confirms that he quit as an adviser two weeks ago due to work commitments
March 2016
Wages will rise slower than forecast by Bank of England, says report
Likely increase of 2%, rather than predicted 4%, would keep interest rates at historic low and hit Treasury tax receipts
December 2015
US interest rate rise: what the economists say
The Federal Reserve looks poised to raise borrowing costs for the first time in year. The move is widely expected – but not everyone agrees it’s the right move
June 2015
Academics attack George Osborne budget surplus proposal
Thomas Piketty, David Blanchflower and other experts say chancellor’s law would risk crash by shifting debt from government on to households
June 2014
Economics blog
UK needs its unions to avoid joining US in stagnating real wages mire
Little evidence that benefits of high productivity are shared with workers as well-off reap most of the fruits
February 2014
Economics blog
Untold story of the downturn: the shift from paid jobs to self-employment
Phillip Inman: The ONS pay figures that George Osborne used to show that disposable incomes are rising excluded self-employed workers
March 2013
Budget 2013: Osborne's 'small beer' fails experts' taste test
Economists, businesses and unions are overwhelmingly damning – the chancellor is fiddling while Britain flatlines
October 2012
Despite the meltdown, economists can't be prised from old thinking
As economists wait to hear who is to be a Nobel laureate, Heather Stewart reports on a science that appears to be clinging to the past
