By: Paul Ormerod

Paul Ormerod is an economist at Volterra Partners LLP, author and an Honorary Professor at the Alliance Business School at the University of Manchester

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Burnham’s cheerfulness could turn the economy around

Opinion

Confidence is an elusive but essential determinant of the course of the economy ignored by Reeves' doomsterism. Burnham could change that.
Devolution is the shakeup Britain needs

Opinion

In France, Germany and Italy, productivity levels in second cities are 20 to 30 per cent higher than in the UK. Devolution could help.
The fallacy of blaming rich footballers for inequality

Opinion

There is a persistent belief that the high pay of the few has suppressed that of the many. The data says differently, writes Paul Ormerod.

Is it even possible to regulate ‘misinformation’?

June 10, 2026

It's easy to call for crackdowns on 'misinformation', but how do you regulate such an amorphous term, asks Paul Ormerod.
Is it time to change how we measure inflation?

June 3, 2026

Measures of inflation are hugely influential on policy but struggle to account for the pace of technological innovation, says Paul Ormerod During this decade, the rate of inflation has become a key factor in determining living standards. Many benefits are linked to it. It sets a marker for wage demands. And when it goes up, [...]
Pokemon cards’ most enthusiastic collectors? Money launderers

May 28, 2026

The market for Pokemon cards it absolutely booming, but there's a more sinister force than nerdy millennials at play, writes Paul Ormerod.
A state of the nation tale: The National Rail Museum won’t accept a model railway set

May 19, 2026

From museums that won't accept model railway sets to the NHS's refusal to share data, British inefficiency is costing us billions.
Labour is doomed to irrelevance

May 13, 2026

Social democratic parties across Western Europe have failed after abandoning support for capitalism and pursuing woke agendas. The same will happen to Labour, says Paul Ormerod So Keir Starmer wants a reset with the European Union. In typical Starmer fashion, it is as clear as mud as to what this will actually involve. But there [...]
It’s not the Bank of England’s job to support the Chancellor

May 5, 2026

the Bank of England's MPC is acting as if its role is to support the Chancellor and protect the real economy, rather than control inflation.
Voters have not understood the reality of a zero growth economy

April 23, 2026

Since 2019, UK national income per head has grown by just 0.1 per cent a year on average. In other words, essentially zero growth. It means that the resources available to the economy, whether for private or public use, do not change, says Paul Ormerod Does life imitate art? Evelyn Waugh’s comic masterpiece Vile Bodies, [...]

Associated British Foods rises to bread battle with Warburtons

Fifa World Cup had amazing stadiums, 2035 UK edition must too

Citroën 2CV returns as a £13,000 electric car, and the timing is no accident

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