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As National Debt tops £3trillion, it’s time for Burnham to be honest about Britain’s finances
The problem for bright-eyed and bushy-tailed new prime ministers who take over part-way through a Parliament is they start with a king-sized chip on their shoulders. They walk through Downing Street’s door knowing they aren’t the one who won the…
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Manchesterism’s first big test is the bond markets
Here it comes again. Whoever Andy Burnham chooses to be his Chancellor of the Exchequer will face the same challenge as all their predecessors since Gordon Brown: producing ‘fiscal rules’ to reassure the City they will be prudent holders of the nation’s…
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Britain needs economic security – and a sovereign wealth fund
In his Sunday Telegraph column, journalist & commentator Liam Halligan name-checks John & supports a Sovereign Wealth Fund This is a before and after moment in the Middle East. We’re in the early stages of a profound recalibration – which…
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Why Britain Needs A Sovereign Wealth Fund
John was interviewed by think tank Onward! about why the UK needs a Sovereign Wealth Fund
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A UK Sovereign Wealth Fund
Making Britain The Biggest & Fairest Asset-Owning Democracy In The World We Brits are good at inventing things, but when it comes to growing brilliantly creative entrepreneurial firms into big world-leading companies we fall short. Our startups are snapped up…
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The Case For A UK Sovereign Wealth Fund
The age of austerity is nearly over. After eight long years, we aren’t having to borrow to pay for day-to-day spending on essentials like health, education, policing or defence. It’s all funded by our taxes, at last. We’re paying our…
