After the Financial Crisis: What are the Interactions between Fiscal and Monetary Policies?

The UK policy to cut public spending is seen by all sides of the political spectrum to be necessary and urgent. But what impact will other developments at home and globally have on the UK's fiscal policy?

On June 13^th, Professor Harold James, the financial and economic historian, was at Politeia considering developments in the US, European and UK economies. He discussed the issues which will shape western economies' decisions on tax and spending.

To find out more about this event, click here.

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Off Track - Is it the end of the line for High Speed 2?

writes Christian Wolmar

Given that normally the National Audit Office is wary of strong wording, its report into the HS2 scheme could not be expressed more unequivocally. It is deeply sceptical of all the benefits, supposed to include more jobs, better productivity and a boost to the regions.

The alternative of incremental, carefully planned investment to the railway would benefit more people, since many other lines could be improved, and would cost far less.

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