What’s worse, inflation or a recession?
We might have to pick our poison.
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It’s time to stop kidding ourselves the Bank of England can control inflation
Only the government can administer the required medicine of subsidies and price controls.
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How benefits payments have failed to keep pace with inflation
The standard monthly welfare payment is now £52 lower in real terms than in 2010.
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The Bank of England is right to hold its nerve
It is not the job of central bankers to bail out a reckless government.
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Financial markets have rejected the Tories’ economic vandalism
The slide in sterling indicates that traders are cynical about Liz Truss’s big gamble on growth.
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Why the UK is vulnerable to high interest rates
Britain does not want the fever of inflation – but it is unprepared for the cure.
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Could today’s bank holiday push the UK into recession?
The extra bank holiday for the Queen's funeral could cost the British economy £2bn.
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What does stagflation actually mean?
Inflation has hit double figures for the first time in 40 years, while the economy is shrinking.
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