How far down the road to recovery is the UK and how much more austerity is needed? - Charles Davis

Charles Davis, Director of Cebr, offers an analysis of the UK Budget, which was announced by the Chancellor on the morning of the lecture.

The subjects covered by this lecture includes:

an update on the global economic outlook
an assessment of the UK forecast
a review the Chancellor's 2014 budget
an analysis of the outlook for public finances over the coming years
a forecast of the implications for policy over the coming five years


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[MrTrenttness]

I often think the over all system of elections, money, and power are really in a way, just a more elaborate form of monarcy.

[nickwright]

Mr Davis, why is it repeatedly 'Chancellor Darling' and then just 'Osborne'? Hmmm...

[SeanMauer]

Isn't City of London one of those central banks that are privately owned but loans money they don't have to nations and then collect interest on money they never had  in the first place. Why don't the British people throw them out like the people of Iceland did?