HeyJaredJulian Jessop
I'm an independent economist with over thirty-five years of experience gained in the public sector, the City and consultancy. I now work mainly with thinktanks, notably the Institute of Economic Affairs, and am a regular commentator in the media.
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Burnham’s U-turn on the EU is political and economic folly (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham’s comments on Brexit in his conference speech on Tuesday have at least been welcomed by those who want the UK to rejoin the EU. But he may soon come to regret them.In short, the PM talked of the need to give Britain a “clear path” and to “restore a higher level of growth and prosperity”. He said he will use the upcoming UK-EU summit to “lay out to the country what I believe the different options are for Britain’s long-term relationship with our European
Why raising the personal allowance would be the wrong tax cut (opens the original)
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There is now remarkably broad support for a large rise in the standard Personal Allowance (PA), which is the amount of income on which you do not have to pay tax. The PA has been frozen at £12,570 since 2021. Reform UK, the LibDems and prominent Labour supporters, notably Dale Vince, have all proposed a big increase.I’ll focus on the Vince plan, which is summarised here...<div class="subscription-widget show-sub
Weekly wrap: Tax cut talk – the good, the bad, and the ugly (opens the original)
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Theme of the WeekIt’s party conference season, so politicians will not let a mere fiscal crisis disrupt the usual competition to see who can offer the biggest (or worst) tax cut. But some of the recent proposals are better than others.Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="button primary" type="s
What Carney and Blair both get wrong on the EU (opens the original)
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Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a coordinated push to promote the idea that Canada should become the first “associate member” of the European Union.Today, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) published a paper called “Beyond Leave and Remain: A Path to Rejoining a Reformed Europe&#
What to make of the OECD forecasts (opens the original)
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Frankly, my advice is to ignore the latest OECD projections - they don’t tell us anything that we don’t already know, and the only forecasts that really matter are the ones that the OBR will produce for next month’s Budget! But I’m often asked to comment, so here are some thoughts…First, the revisions to the OECD’s forecasts for the UK GDP were trivial.Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free t
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