

Government borrowing costs are costing taxpayers more & more. If we had a legally-binding rule as the Centre outlines in the Policy Thumbnails section of this website, we could keep the debt in check & stop things getting even worse,
American political strategist James Carville wryly observed that, rather than being reincarnated as US President or the Pope, he wanted to come back as the bond market because it can intimidate anybody. The hard truth behind his quip is the…
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…