Tony Dolphin
We’ve got the wrong sort of growth – a fall in real GDP now looks more likely
The outlook for the final quarter of the year is gloomy; a fall in real GDP now looks the most likely outcome, writes IPPR chief economist Tony Dolphin.
High inflation + high unemployment = misery, misery, misery…
Tony Dolphin brings us the latest Misery Index, combining high unemployment and high inflation.
Osborne’s refusal to increase demand leaves young unemployed without hope
The public sector is cutting jobs, the private sector is scaling back recruitment and most of the government’s apprenticeships are being taken up by older people.
Economic Update – November 2011
Tony Dolphin does his monthly run through the economic indicators and what they mean for the British economy
Ignore Osborne’s spin; a jobs recession is inevitable
With the outlook for output growth deteriorating, it is hard to see how the UK can avoid falls in employment in the third and fourth quarters of 2010 - a jobs recession.
Inflation report is bad news for Osborne’s targets
Tony Dolphin of the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) explains the effect the new inflation statistics will have on the UK economy.