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
We must be honest so that we can be distinctive on the deficit
Prior to the CSR last week I wrote for Labour Uncut on how Labour might approach it.
Social and economic debates on tax and spend run through the messages George Osborne will project tomorrow: his actions are fair (the social … Read the rest
The Economist agrees with me on Osborne’s Plan B
On 11 September 2010 I made this comment on Labour Uncut:
“George Osborne won’t say this but the only “plan B” that he seems to have is to look to the Bank of England for more monetary easing, which will … Read the rest
Climate change and extremism
There is a fascinating article in the Economist on the large-scale pattern of atmospheric circulation which links the heatwave in Russia and the floods in Pakistan. There is also a great article in the Sunday Times by Jemima Khan on … Read the rest
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