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By: Valentin Boboc

Dr Valentin Boboc is senior economist at the IEA

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  • Taxpayers will foot the bill for Burnham’s renationalisation whims

    Opinion

    Nationalisation will simply have the Treasury assume private spending commitments with little knowledge of how to run these businesses, thereby increasing the burden on taxpayers, says Valentin Boboc For the first time in nine years, Andy Burnham is back in Westminster. With his eyes on the top job and a year rife with debate about [...]

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  • Labour has two visions for the economy, only one is even close to credible

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    The Labour Growth Group is making the case for a capable state that builds while the Tribune Group is calling for fiscal rules, a wealth tax and unburdening themselves from the bond markets. Only one of these plans is serious, says Dr Valentin Boboc Following some disappointing local election results and building expectations of a [...]

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