the roamerJul 16, 2025

I normally don't agree with the Guardian's , Larry Elliott, a strange leftwing Brexiteer.

But this piece on the flaws in the current Starmer/Reeves economic policies is well argued and worth thinking about.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/16/rachel-reeves-economy-deregulation-chancellor-city-bosses-britain

#LarryElliott #RachelReeves #UKpol

Rachel Reeves is hoping deregulation will save the economy. We know how that ends

The chancellor’s emollient speech to City bosses this week was alarming. There are better ways to revive Britain’s fortunes, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian
KBDec 11, 2023

“Why does the newspaper continue to publish Larry Elliot’s Corbynite nonsense on the EU?”

I keep asking myself the same question, mate.

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/larry-elliot-the-guardians-in-house-brexit-apologist/

#TheGuardian #LarryElliott #Brexit #EU

The Guardian’s in-house Brexit apologist

Why does the newspaper continue to publish Larry Elliot’s Corbynite nonsense on the EU?

The New European
CheshireSep 10, 2023
Post-Brexit shift in immigration may mean higher wages and more self-sufficient UK economy
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/10/post-brexit-shift-in-immigration-may-mean-higher-wages-and-more-self-sufficient-uk-economy-sunak-trade-india?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#LarryElliott
Post-Brexit shift in immigration may mean higher wages and more self-sufficient UK economy

Sunak faces headache over India trade deal as upheaval continues in handling overseas labour

The Guardian
CheshireSep 7, 2023
Councils going bust, schools crumbling, the NHS in crisis: the answer is more tax
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/07/councils-schools-nhs-tax-labour-public-services-wealth-tax?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#LarryElliott
Councils going bust, schools crumbling, the NHS in crisis: the answer is more tax

Labour can raise £50bn from the wealthy to pay for public services without introducing a new one-off wealth tax, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

The Guardian
CheshireSep 3, 2023
UK’s growth is a silver lining – and the clouds suggest recession looms
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/03/uk-growth-silver-lining-clouds-suggest-recession-looms?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#LarryElliott
UK’s growth is a silver lining – and the clouds suggest recession looms

The chancellor says the economy is resilient but forward-looking indicators suggest otherwise

The Guardian
CheshireJul 30, 2023
We bailed out the banks but we’re not prepared to bail out the planet
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/30/we-bailed-out-the-banks-prepared-planet-state-economy-sustainable?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#LarryElliott
We bailed out the banks but we’re not prepared to bail out the planet

US and UK must use financial firepower of the state to put economies on a saner course

The Guardian
CheshireMay 5, 2023
From Elizabeth II to Charles III: how the UK economy has changed
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/04/from-elizabeth-ii-to-charles-iii-how-the-uk-economy-has-changed?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#LarryElliott
From Elizabeth II to Charles III: how the UK economy has changed

From rationing to taxes, house prices to health – the differences and similarities between the Britains of 1953 and 2023

The Guardian
CheshireFeb 12, 2023
The price Britain paid for lockdown was colossal. Was there an alternative? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/12/price-britain-paid-lockdown-colossal-alternative-recession-austerity-stagnation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#CovidConsensus
#LarryElliott
The price Britain paid for lockdown was colossal. Was there an alternative?

Flirtation with recession, along with new era of austerity and stagnation are consequences of policy response to pandemic

The Guardian