Author Archives: Tony Dolphin

Osborne’s expansionary fiscal contraction has failed

By Tony Dolphin | Published: April 24, 2012

Following last month’s budget, the government’s reputation for economic competence has taken has taken another hit, writes IPPR Chief Economist Tony Dolphin.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged economy, Expansionary Fiscal Contraction, GDP, George Osborne, Growth | 17 Responses

Economic update – April 2012: Coalition failures put Britain in the slow lane

By Tony Dolphin | Published: April 17, 2012

IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin presents his latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for April 2012.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged economic update, economics, economy, Growth, ippr, Recovery, Tony Dolphin | 40 Responses

Is Osborne leading us to a double- or triple-dip?

By Tony Dolphin | Published: March 30, 2012

In the wake of the OECD’s forecast the UK will experience a double-dip recession, the question now is whether or not we are experiencing a triple-dip.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged double dip, economy, George Osborne, OBR, OECD, ONS, recession, Recovery, triple dip | 5 Responses

Economic update – March 2012: External events key to any recovery

By Tony Dolphin | Published: March 12, 2012

IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin presents his latest Left Foot Forward economic update, for March 2012.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged economic update, economics, economy, Growth, ippr, Recovery, Tony Dolphin | 7 Responses

Businesses in a funk: The real reason GDP fell in Q4 2011

By Tony Dolphin | Published: February 24, 2012

GDP contracted because businesses went into a funk, cut their spending and hoarded cash instead, writes IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin.

Posted in Sustainable Economy | Tagged Business, economy, funk, GDP, Growth | 13 Responses

In Defence of Quantitative Easing

By Tony Dolphin | Published: February 11, 2012

In the absence of fiscal stimulus, that is an injection of government spending, and with interest rates at rock bottom, the alternative to quantitative easing is mass unemployment. We have no choice.