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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We’re fighting over-regulation with yet more regulations in an insane spiral

November 1, 2023

From lockdown to 20mph speed limits in Wales and electric vehicles, our obsession with regulations is killing Britain, writes Paul Ormerod
If economic experts wield political power, we’ll get dragged into fiscal groupthink

October 25, 2023

If the Bank of England were unable to predict inflation, why would we grant similar experts power at the Office of Budget Responsibility?
Without a recession, Bailey won’t wrest back control over inflation

October 18, 2023

Andrew Bailey's hopes of bringing inflation back to the 2 per cent target will be wishful thinking without a recession, writes Paul Ormerod
Daunting task of improving public services is the real challenge for next government

October 11, 2023

The SNP has faced the consequence of sheer incompetence with their resounding by-election defeat but dissatisfaction with public services is rife south of the border too, writes Paul Ormerod
Taxes have never been so high but it’s still not enough for some

October 4, 2023

While tax levels reach a historic highs and public spending soars, public sector workers are striking for more pay. Paul Ormerod argues that we've forgotton who pays for those salary increases.
We need to get to net zero, but we will fail if we lose public support

September 27, 2023

The hysteria over Sunak’s relatively mild changes ignores a much more existential threat to our climate goal: alienating everyday Brits.
Rush hour pricing in pubs will kill off the customer loyalty businesses badly need

September 20, 2023

Charging an extra 20p at rush hour might reel in a bit of extra cash, but it will kill of the loyalty people have for their local pub, writes Paul Ormerod.
Don’t blame austerity for the crumbling concrete, Osborne salvaged Britain’s deficit

September 13, 2023

Parliament, hospitals, schools, even theatres aren’t immune to the so-called crumbling concrete our buildings are made of. One of the more interesting twists of the scandal over Raac, or reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, is how it has been used to relitigate the policy of austerity. If only the Conservatives had loosened the purse strings on [...]
Politicians must understand that taxation is not a substitute for economic growth

September 6, 2023

Scottish Labour rightfully pointed out that taxation shouldn't be considered a replacement for economic growth. Every politician should take stock of this, writes Paul Ormerod
Years on, we still haven’t learnt to quantify the damage done during the pandemic

August 30, 2023

The pandemic is behind us, but we are not done reflecting on what's been done right or wrong. There is still much to say about the effects of lockdowns, writes Paul Ormerod

‘Easiest time to rent in six years’ as housing supply improves

Itoje and Pollock can boost Britain’s soft power on global stage, MP says

The Louis Theroux Manosphere doc is horrid, addictive viewing

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