Biog
Jonathan is an economist with high level policy and political experience
Jonathan is Head of Research (Acting) at UK Music and also Chief Economist at the think-tank Demos. In addition to his research and economic work, he is Deputy Editor of the Labour Uncut blog and Associate Editor of Progress magazine.
Jonathan is a former ministerial advisor and senior consultant at Europe Economics.
Since becoming a freelance consultant he has completed projects for Action for Children, Centre for London, Demos and UK Music. He’s especially interested in the economics of the creative industries and the economic and political futures of UK cities. Jonathan holds degrees from three leading universities in Economics and Politics, including an M Phil in Political Thought and Intellectual History.
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Growth figures mask the truth
I had this letter in the Evening Standard earlier this week.
It’s welcome that the UK economy is now bigger than its pre-crisis peak in early 2008. London house prices are 30 per cent higher than they were then, while
Common wealth
I had this on the Demos blog last week.
The Commonwealth Games began in Scotland this week with great fanfare, shortly after the football World Cup came to an end in Brazil. Beyond the opening ceremonies and sporting glamour, the … Read the rest
Will we ever see the likes of Blair again?
I had this on Labour Uncut yesterday.
We are now too cynical to entertain the idea of a leader who defeats all, reconciles all and ultimately encompasses all, Janan Ganesh concluded following Tony Blair’s Progress speech. We won’t see his … Read the rest
There is building anger at home and abroad. We need a new big tent
I had this on Labour Uncut last week.
“Today my work is global,” Tony Blair reminded us in his inaugural Philip Gould Lecture. Even when Blair was a mere domestic politician, the forces that he grappled with, as he … Read the rest
Labour needs new ways of thinking about the Middle East
I had this on Labour Uncut earlier this week.
It is argued that the Palestinians have two options: to support Hamas, terror and destruction, or support Abbas, negotiations and statehood. Which may mean Israel also has two options: work with … Read the rest
Sending our sons into battle: the failure of another Israeli generation http://t.co/mfmpBklgn6
Some will feel that talk of recovery remains premature http://t.co/NQT0w1JGrW
What big event would be a game-changer for Yorkshire, in the way that the Olympics were for London? http://t.co/bEU4O4mwIz
RT @simon_schama: it needs to be understood - yet again - that Israel not the cause of antisemitism; Israel was caused BY antisemitism, mil…
Perhaps the UK is in is a transition, somewhat like the 1920s and 30s http://t.co/UPe7Jf94AI
“Today my work is global” http://t.co/iBesD3aehm
RT @paullewismoney: Number of higher rate taxpayers up partly because starting level cut from £43,875 (2010/11) to £41,865 (2014/15)...
RT @VictoriBleazard: 69% in increase in suicides in prisons in one year - just horrendous. http://t.co/8opLUBtZBP
@stefanstern @Simon_Nixon Italian path dependency?
RT @Simon_Nixon: Bust-up between Renzi and ex-IMF man Cottarelli likely to be more long-term significant for euro zone than BES. Italy stil…
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