Biog
Jonathan is an economist with high level policy and political experience
Jonathan is a former ministerial advisor and senior consultant at Europe Economics. An economist with high-level policy and political experience, he remains an associate at Europe Economics, Demos and ESL UK. He also writes for Labour Uncut. Currently he is undertaking a pioneering research project for UK Music on the economic contribution of the music industry to the British economy. 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. More
Labour will need both Darling and Johnson at the next election
I had this on Labour Uncut yesterday.
Unity should run through Labour like a stick of rock. Following David Miliband’s departure, we should reflect on what this might mean for figures like Alistair Darling and Alan Johnson in the general … Read the rest
Labour must be careful: Osborne wasn’t downgraded for cutting, but cutting the wrong way
I had this on Labour Uncut in February.
John Moody first offered credit rating services in the US in 1909. By this time, Dutch investors had been buying bonds for three centuries, English investors for two, and American investors for … Read the rest
The challenge for the new shadow chancellor
I wrote for Labour Uncut today on the challenge for the new shadow chancellor.
The Labour leadership election will, finally, end on 25 September. But the identity of the shadow chancellor will be unknown until 7 October, when the … Read the rest
Sorting the economics from the ideology
I had the piece below published on Labour Uncut on 16 June 2010:
The Daily Telegraph isn’t normally essential reading for Labourites. But yesterday it should have been, especially for Harriet Harman. Fraser Nelson set the backdrop to the politics of the … Read the rest
Green shoots?
Good analysis of the economy and public finances from Larry Elliott. He’s right to identify the struggles which some companies are still having in accessing finance as a key challenge as the pre-budget report draws nearer. It must be a major worry that … Read the rest
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